It's OP again, after 10 days absence, and FYI I'm a she not a he. I made te thread as an AMA but then went on holiday to somewhere with horrendous wifi (I'm still out here but for the second week we're in another villa with better wifi) hence my inactivity. I've scrolled through the thread which has turned into an intense discussion about the BBT (I think) and evolution, and it reminded me why I like TSR for the interesting blend of bants and intellectual discussions. Anyway, to answer questions about why I don't believe in God anymore it's because *****y *****y things have happened in the last year, not principally to me but to my friends who are Christians- they said God has done such things for a reason but the said things are so unbelievably **** I struggle to find any logic to why any good God would have done it "for a reason". It seemed to me they were simply using God as an excuse- why would you worship a God who punishes you for only being a good Christian (unless I misinterpret the role of God, which may be so. God perhaps has different roles for different people). In addition, the state of the world itself makes me question the existence of a God- how and why would he enable or allow such things to happen? It seems at present religion is causing more hatred than love. Secondly, to answer the question about not being Christian to begin with, I was brought up vaguely Christian (baptised, went to church sporadically, went to a church school etc), went through intermittent phases of wanting to be more religious, and I have now decided to become atheist as I just don't believe in God for the above reasons. I'm an avid believer of the BBT and of evolution too because someone asked me that I think. And I love roasted parsnips, since someone else asked me.