(how i first came to believe in God)

i talked about damascus moments before, and now i will talk about doubting thomas moments, because doubt was really what led me to believe in God.

i was born into an irreligious family, and raised without any religion. even the handful of people who could be said to not be atheists or agnostics, were not affiliated with any church (and specifically not with the catholic church, which is the only real native religion; everyone i knew was very much anti-catholic, specifically, mostly for political ...