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It has come to my attention that what is said below seems like I believe that all religious people push their beliefs on everyone else. I infact do not believe this, and I am sorry if it seems that way. I apologize for that; it is just that that is what really bugs me about religion, the pushing of their beliefs on people. Anyways enjoy reading, and if you don't enjoy then well I am sorry again.


A lot of things came up today that I wanted to comment on or throw out my input but I couldn't find a good transition to me for lack of a better way of saying it.
For example, when Jon (the other Jon) was asked how he would raise his children and he said like my mother raised me, I wanted to ask him what if he married a religious person, who wanted to raise their children by his or her religion. Right now I am in a relationship with a catholic girl, who is well quite religious. With me not exactly religious at all it lets me think (especially since I think a lot about things that normally have no chance of happening or would be way into the future), if I married a religious person who wanted to raise our children (assuming she wants children, because I am pretty sure I do) by her religion, what would I do about it. I came to the conclusion that, having talked it over with my wife, I would probably allow this to happen, but I would also be allowed to tell them that they should question the authority and if they, when they think they can make this decision (along with my wife and I), want to basically drop religion, if they want to, then they would be able to do so.
Another thing that I wanted to say but didn't have a good transition, was not just do you believe in god or a higher power or whatever, and personally I am not sure, but I won't truly believe until I can see some cold, hard proof, but what about just superstition. I namely wanted to ask the religious people about it because I personally think it would be easier to be superstitious if you already have the ability to believe in something along those lines, although if the superstition conflicts with your religious beliefs (which I have no idea if that is possible or of any superstitions that do right now off the top of my head) then you would most likely just not believe in that one, than for a non-religious affiliated person to believe in superstitions. Personally I am a somewhat superstitious person. A bit of that is from when I used to play baseball, because superstitions are a large part, in my eyes and mind, or sports. Nevertheless I am a superstitious person, although not all superstitions, like walking under a ladder is going to give me bad luck and that sort of thing. Or a few of mine are kind of the reverse just because of experiences/coincidences if you prefer, like walking under a streetlight and having it go off right as you pass it. That is supposed to be considered bad luck, but for me I for seem to have something good happen.

One final comment thought thing I have for this post, I have always wanted to be religious. I believe it would make life a little easier and it would be nice to actually be able to believe in that higher being or whatever the religion may entail, but my drive has always stopped me. Anytime I think I will go and learn about this religion or that religion, I think about if I were religious, the abundance of crap I would probably get from other religious people if I tried to do what I basically despise myself and push my beliefs (namely if they were accidental because I would try my damnedest to not push my beliefs on purpose) or just the pressures to remain true to the religion. I have the utmost respect for people that can deal with it and are religious and for the people that have just tried to deal with it or be religious. I have never been able to come to that state and actually drive myself to be religious. Part of it isn't just these thoughts that race through my mind either, I was raised to question basically everything so that would hinder my ability to be religious I believe (by question I mean like the authority of the bible, if I became a Christian of any kind); also I find religious texts as stated in my last post boring. I would not be able to read the text unless I had to, like for school, which of course makes me automatically less interested.
I really feel like I had more to write about on this, but I lost all of my train of thought so if you have questions just ask me and I will do my best to answer them.



Once more I am sorry if I have offended anyone with my words and if something really bothers you just ask me to remove it and I will or come talk to me about it.