I used to bash religion, actually. Now I'm agnostic. I'm open to all views except for "There is nothing after death." Most people who say this have no more than we do of there being an afterlife, however, it seems that most people who deny the existence of an afterlife are pessimists. This destroys their credibility and shows that they're too negative to accept the possibility of the invisible existing.

The truth isnt always nice

As an athiest, if irrefutable evidence of the existence of god was placed before me, I would accept it. However, to date, I have seen no such evidence. Sure, there are plenty of things that COULD mean the existence of a higher power. But, by Occam's razor, the simpler explanation is more likely to be true. I personally believe that there is nothing 'guiding' existence. But you're right in that this should be a personal choice.

It's human nature to be that way. I know atheists, agnostics, and christians that are all like that.

well if it can be detected some other way we'd believe. like for instance. radio waves. completely invisible. but we can still detect it and can repeatedly test to get the same results of their existence.

What about thoughts? You can detect the waves of a thought but you can never fully understand what they are

actually we can detect those too. things like MRI machines can scan and record thought patterns of all types. from normal body functions to people dreaming or imagining things.

I realize that. But say for instance I am thinking about the possibilities about what could happen tonight at a friend's house or something, and I start to visualize what the possibilities are. Only I can perceive them with my mind. Only I see what's happening in that realm of possibilities

its true that your body can do that. but we can prove that that is possible. we know how it is even done since it is your brain firing of certain electrical signals that emulate the memory of color in a pattern that we want. its all neurons and electricity and brain crap. you get the jist

I do. And I apologize if I made it seem as if I was trying to convert you or something. I'm not. I just want people to understand why I believe what I believe