God

I was raised Jewish. I love that heritage and everything, but to be honest, my family is more of high holidays; once in a blue moon we attend services type of Jew. I strongly believe that at the end of every year it is necessary to ask forgiveness for all the wrong you’ve done, to start a new year with a clean slate and all. And I think my rabbi is hilarious, and a real inspirational speaker, but not in the religious way, more of a general be good to everyone way.

I was having a conversation with my Catholic friends the other day and we were talking about god and whether he even exists or not. I mean yes, I definitely think that god does create some extraordinary miracles, but maybe that’s because people want them bad enough. I mean when people pray for things, it’s usually a source of encouraging oneself really. If you want something bad enough you’ll make it happen. Maybe there is a God and he does step in at sometimes, but putting all the stress on this mysterious power, is misleading to me. I guess I believe that we all have the decisions to make our own choices, that there is right and wrong. And it’s up to us to make that decision. I mean sometimes the decision is tough and tough, and I guess you look to the beliefs that your religion has taught you to make that decision, but aren’t everyone’s basic moral systems the same?

Religions fascinate me. I’m constantly trying to inform myself about them. It’s interesting to see that people with basically the same beliefs kill each other. Is it really what your God would have wanted? I mean yes maybe you’re required to spread your religion as much as possible, but if people don’t listen you oust them. Wonderful idea.