u/Ihopeyoudieinafire0

Honestly, I never understood it. Growing up I was surrounded by religion, it was ingrained in the culture and traditions where I lived.

I remember when I was four, my grandma and I were walking around outdoors and I asked "Does God feel lonely?" And she was confused, "what?" so I asked again. "Does God have a Mom or Dad?" And she said no, I said "How?" And instead of a clear answer, she gave me something about how it's just the way it is. I still didn't understand, I kept asking why. I thought that if everyone had a mom and dad, it would've been reasonable if God did. But instead of explaining properly, she repeated the same answer. "It's just the way it is."

And growing up no one bothered to sit down with me and explain why I was supposed to pray, why we Praise someone who made us, and why God made strange rules. I also never understood His 3 great qualities. All loving, all knowing, and all powerful. How can one True diety be all loving if he cannot stop even the most smallest things in his perspective? Why do we refer to God by masculine pronouns? Why are there contradictions? Why are there metaphors in a book if it's meant to be clear and understood by all of mankind?