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nice.  My answer to that question is simple: christians claim
that god makes us all exactly as we are. That being the case, it
means that he knew while creating us that we'd doubt, that we'd
ask questions and that we'd stop believing.   Why would he
punish you for being exactly the creation he made?  It seems
that you are under the influence of fairy tales that authority
figures repeatedly told you were true, even though there is no
evidence that can be used to quantify the fairy tale. Why do you
not have any question as to the veracity of the Tooth
Fairy....you heard that fairy tale as a child too, didn't you?
But the god myth was presented as 'believe or burn in hell for
all eternity', rather than as the rather benign Tooth Fairy who
rewards you for loosing baby teeth. Now, being so brainwashed,
with lingering fears built subtly over the countless reinforcing
sermons, testimonies, songs, common threats, "god is watching
you, you had better beha