Personal Narrative: The Question Of Religion

Thus, as one inspects their beliefs and choices they make, they will ultimately reach the question of religion, and how, if at all, to practice a religion. Personally, I believe that the decision on whether one should practice a religion or not lies entirely within their own consideration. Religion is a big impact upon one’s life, and it ultimately provides the guiding light to a person in the definitive times of their life. Many religions seek to answer the questions that society cannot. This explains why in Greco-Roman times they had gods for the sun and moon, because society could not explain the process of the sun rising. As science and social understanding became more complex, the understanding and practice of these religions faded away, …show more content…
God remains an enigma to me, and I am simply unsure of if I can fully devote myself to him. There are times in which I pray to god, and ask for his blessings, but there are also times in which I question if that same god could even exist. To put this into light, recently, I was met with the unfortunate passing of the family dog, who had lived happy fourteen years with our family. As I stood by her grave the morning of her burial, I prayed to god and the angels that she would be safely received in her eternal rest. However, as I look back upon the same situation, I question a god that would be so cruel as to remove a creature so kind hearted and happy as my dog from the earth. In this same principle, I wish for the existence of god to calm my fears, yet like Hume, I fall into the conflict of struggling to accept a omnipotent omniscient being that could prevent not only the death of my dog but also many other tragedies around the world. Further examination of Hume’s philosophy only serves to reinforce this doubt. I cannot justify such instances of evil such as the terroristic events of recent years. In fact, seeing terrorist attacks taking place in justification for a god disgusts me, and further discourages me from supporting the belief of some sort of god. However, even in regard to these remarks, I still am a member of the catholic