Agnostic.

Sure, you may think that it means simply without a god, but it means much more to me.

Agnostic, in my opinion, means that you can neither confirm nor deny the existence of a greater being, so therefore cannot choose to believe or disbelieve in it.

I have chosen this as my religion for the time being because no religion has truly swayed me into believing it. I personally have not had an experience in my life that gives me belief in a god, but I also have not given up on the possibility that they exist.

I know that religion is based entirely on faith, but I feel as if I can’t live by the words of someone that I can't believe. So many people in our lives now lie, so much, how can we know that the people that wrote the religious books did not lie or alter it to fit them as well?

Also, over time the books have been rewritten, the Bible especially. With so many re-translations and so many versions, can we be sure that its meaning is still the same? Yes, I know we can compare it to the Dead Sea scrolls, but even then, can we be sure that our interpretation of it is right? In Christianity I have heard so many separate arguments over what should and shouldn't be taken literally, what is truthful, and what specific wording means, it all seems to have been lost in personal belief and political needs.

And the Qu’ran? I have not read it, but it was not written down for more than 200 years after the death of Muhammad. That means that it was oral language only, correct? Stories change from person to person, from recital to recital, each person adding a little, or taking a little away from it. The truth becomes extrapolated that you can't tell the truth from a skewed story.

Sorry, I just can't believe in something that is so easily possibly wrong.

Not saying that any of them ARE wrong mind you, just that they have a possibility of being wrong.

It is hard to live in a world where the Media, the Government, and even the people around you seem to be pushing you towards a religion.

Being agnostic does have its benefits, and those outweigh, in my opinion, its disadvantages.

The fact that I am agnostic does change the views I have really; but, it allows me to see them from a more realistic perspective. It allows me to see both sides of an argument, and then analyze it without a religious bias.

This also creates some very interesting discussions. You, as an agnostic can take either side, you can see it from both points, and possibly argue either with passion, unless your own personal morals stand in the way. You can get into a discussion regarding any religion (so long as you actually know about it), and state your opinions, without being called a heretic.

It does have its major disadvantages too though. People do kind of shun the religionless, it is odd in our society to be with out religion. When someone asks my religion and I politely give them my reply many either give me a confused look, ask what the hell that is, or deem me as abnormal and henceforth avoid me.

Confused look or asking what it is I can understand, it’s not the most common thing in our society, and many people don't know what it truthfully means.

But deeming one abnormal and avoiding them, that’s different. I have enough unlikable qualities that one doesn't need to hate me for my religion, and I have enough randomness that you can very easily find a different reason to declare me abnormal.

Sure, I rag on every faith in its turn (including Atheism and Agnostic), but I don't honestly avoid people because of decided faith. All people should be treated equally in regards to religion; our society should not deem one above another.

In conclusion, I feel as if my best personal religious choice is to remain agnostic, and see where life takes me. My religious choice may change in life, but for now, I think that I should learn more about the world we live in and my own personal choices before I direct that to the god(s) above.