Over at Andrew’s blog, his fill-ins (particularly Patrick) have been talking a lot about atheism, and posting replies from readers with their own thoughts. This one hit particularly close to home:
Maybe there is a god. Maybe there are many gods. Maybe there’s no god at all … Maybe in the end it doesn’t matter, and I’ve just got to lead the best life I can, as I see it, and if that’s not good enough in the end — if there be an end instead of a simple fading away — then as far as I’m concerned, any god that would condemn me for doing my best to be the best person I can isn’t a god I’d want to believe in, in the first place.
I completely agree. I’m not sure what I believe at this point, but I do know this: if there is a God, and He thinks homosexuals should be treated as second-class citizens or says that I can’t eat bacon, then eff that guy.
I think this post you shared is beautiful and probably hits close to home for many members of our generation.