Ferus,

You shouldn't have to believe in it if you don't want to. No law says you have to.
This is an unaswerable question because it assumes that you are being forced to believe.
You are not.

Now if you had asked the question, "is there such a thing as a god", then you would have had your questions answered, maybe not to your satisfaction but it seems to me that people on this thread have done a pretty good job in answering that from their own perspectives.

One compelling reason for a god is that it might make for interesting fantasy novels or movies or a great Greek play or The Saint Matthew Passion.

Again, there are no compelling reasons if you don't believe. If you do believe, then the compelling reason is that it's a person's decision to believe or not. The compelling reason, therefore, is The Separation of Church and State. In the US, you can believe whatever you like including in the existence of unicorns or flying teapots in the sky. But the right of religious freedom is built into the American Constitution which was founded as an antidote to religious tyranny. And the right not to believe was built in for the same reason.

Frank Hamilton





"Why should I believe there is such a thing as a God?"