People twist religion to fit what they want and they often get away with it. Human behavior has not changed from the times that people were indoctrinated + persecuted until now. People continue to manipulate a tradition founded on love into something to be used for their own agenda.Originally Posted by Subterranean
I am not sure how to convince you of your own existence. I will say that the doctrines of today have many people chasing their own tail.
I would also venture a guess and say if you do not see G-d, then you do not see reality, which would make sense because you are unsure of your own existence.
Religions do not seek to explain reality. Science does that! The brevity of the Christian tradition, which is hard to come to terms with, is that the word is G-d. There is no difference between reality and the written word. In this backhanded way, the Christian tradtition holds some affinity to the Buddhist tradition.