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Walk down to the best local church, see what they are doing, hang around for a couple of weeks - ideally over Easter. Chat to people. If you don't find yourself wanting to find out more then fair enough.
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Welcome to CF
It is good that you are looking for answers, and not just believing because people tell you it is true...
The fact that you are here and asking shows that you have some desire to believe.. that there is something in you that is drawn to the idea of God.
I was an atheist for a long time.. but something in me always felt there was a missing part, that there had to be 'more' somehow. As a scientist, I didn't like the concept of God, didn't think that I needed anything that couldn't be proved.
And yet, there was always that emptiness. That eventually led me to read and explore the concept of God. I read a lot about different religions, but Christianity was the only one that really seemed to resonate with the need in my heart/soul. I didn't 'want' it to be true, intellectually.. and yet it was.
And it remains so. I have been through some hard times, I have felt a long way from God, I have wandered off into my own thing and not done what He wanted, but every time, He has been there, He has brought me back and helped me to grow and to keep on.
It isn't something which can be explained 'rationally' or proved empirically, I can't show you concrete evidence, and yet God is more real than anything else in my life, and I know that He is there.
The atheistic explanations may be more logical, but they don't fill the hole at the centre of the human heart.
(And by the way, welcome to CF
Well, God can do all kinds of amazing stuff for you. I'm talking help with whatever you're struggling with, encouragement, strength, protection - all good stuff. And it's easy to become a believer, because when you accept Jesus as your saviour, and announce it to Him out loud, you receive faith as well. Have a squizz at Acts 2:21. It's as simple as that, no strings attached. No ifs, no buts, nada.
The man's right. There are plenty of answers. The best way to determine the right ones for you, is to ask yourself "Self, where's the love in these answers?". God is about love, and the best answers are the ones that help you feel that love.
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When you say you find atheistic explanations/way of life more logical, can I ask you to explain that a little? Are you referring specifically to evolution/creationism? Or do you mean you don't think belief in God, period, is logical?
That may not be a bad thing if you can find the right, dynamic, congregation that really is living the gospel, not just talking about it (or complaining about it's antithesis, which is where a lot of churches can end up).
You might have to look around a bit.
