I believed Christians when they told me God would always help me and care about me. At first I thought prayer really worked, it wasn't until later I realised that nothing at all had happened, I had only believed God was real and would help because I really wanted it to be true.

After a severe bout of depression I felt totally abandoned by God and finally woke up to the fact that we all have to help ourselves and there is no being or deity in the sky that will magically make your life better for you.

Also I used to go to church and listen to the sermons about how we had to help those less fortunate etc. and then most of the congregation would go outside and drive home in their new cars. They weren't Rolls Royces or anything but when I looked at it from the standards of those who are really needy, I saw it as a disgusting display of Western wealth and greed. That's my rant.

Summary: When people aren't happy they just make up some mythical being to make themselves feel better. It's human nature.

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