If I had to gamble on God, I would wager for the existence of God simply because I want there to be. This is a total cop-out, but the world is a pretty bleak place as it is without any sort of higher power. I’d say with the world the way it is it would be easier to make a case against the existence of God. But any “case” is obviously impossible. I feel that there is something more to human consciousness, and I pray (pun-intended) that there is a higher power.

I was raised Catholic, which was detrimental to my well-being. I was grounded every weekend I refused to go to Church, and forced to go to CCD. This constant hammering of religion, as well as the hypocrisy and intolerance of the Catholic Church, made me loathe organized religion with a fiery passion. So my parents’ religious beliefs, I would imagine, are far different than mine. But I believe that one can have a strong moral compass and even relationship with God in the complete absence of organized religion.