Assignment 4- Is god real?- Chuck Logsdon

Growing up my family would attend church every Sunday rarely missing. It always felt like that is what you are supposed to do. It was never fun or interesting I often either didn't understand the sermon or it made me feel like a sinner who was bound to go to hell. The older I got the more I began to doubt the existence of some almighty being  who controls everything and chooses if I go to heaven or not, it seemed silly to me. I felt very guilty about thinking this. I had always accepted that god is real and it felt disrespectful to have this dissenting opinion. When I finally worked up the courage to talk to my mom about this I learned she had been feeling the same way. More so, my father was completely atheist. They felt that no matter their beliefs they would expose me to the traditional family religion and allow me to come to my own beliefs. It was very comforting to learn my beliefs were accepted by my family. This led to me being much more vocal about my view about different subjects.