Did you really think that posting this wouldn't get people involved in the debate over religion? It's a pretty touchy subject coming from both sides. I don't believe in any god and when I see others saying that there is a god who towers over me, I do tend to get irratated. I don't spew my belief on "believers" so I demand the same respect. If you believe in god, more power to ya. I don't believe there is ANY way to prove there is a god. Being dead is another topic. I've had hardcore christians ask me what I'll do when I die. The simple answer is to begin rotting or sit in a jar on a mantel piece. When I attended the jewish day school, I was in a strange situation. I spoke to some of my hebrew teachers there and they insisted that I question religion. They wanted me to continue asking questions about Judaism and why it's so important. I have to admit that inquiring about it gave me a better understanding but not of the religion. I noticed the people who believed in it. The most spiritual people at the school/synagogue were those that had questioned Judaism. They didn't just accept the stories and be done with it. They don't live in fear of what their god can do. Rather, the interpret the stories. Now interpretations can vary from person to person but they all agreed that it makes it harder to believe if you can't open your mind. I began pushing religion away when I HAD to be bar mitzvahed and the school tried forcing me to wear a tallit and tefillin. Some teachers found me to be a "trouble student" because I wouldn't take "just because" as an answer. There is no proof that everything in the old and new testament ever happened. The people who wrote them could have just been trying to benefit themselves. Everything I stated above was just my opinion and I am sharing my opinion. I'm not telling anybody they need to believe in it. Just don't tell me I'm wrong and you're right because you can find somebody else who agrees with you on the internet.