Physicalist,
Well now there you are wrong............I did not grow up into a loving Religious environment.......Abandoned at age 4 with my sister, and baby brother and put into Juvenile Hall behind bars because they did not have a receiving home back then and at Christmas time.
My first foster home, were Pentecostal........and they knew the Lord not. For at Christmas time we received no presents from them, but they showered their own daughter with them.....but as young as I was I knew that they were not good people.
Throughout my life I have faced many trials and hurts in the most gruesome ways............but never did I blame anyone for them. Although I was not taught about Jesus per see. I always knew he was, and he was my unknown hero that gave me strength to get through them without hate filling my heart.
Have you ever noticed the eyes of a person who loves God and Jesus with all their heart and soul? They sparkle with light and joy.
Those that don't have him in their heart and soul have darkness, sadness, depression, lack strength of character, are consumed with earthly things. And to obtain those earthly treasures will stomp anyone and everyone that gets in their way.
So your choice, live without joy and love and blame God for everything, or accept that life is not always beautiful, but throughout it he is holding your hand through all the heartache, torment, and trials you go through.
If God wanted to make us perfect.............he would have made us robots, but he is a loving God and wanted us to have the will to choose between good and evil. He wants us to be his family.
I know that there are people out there that believe in evolution, they teach it in school, so they are brainwashed. They see religious people that know not God. They are confused.
It is my opinion only.............that God loves mankind sooo much. That only the people that have turned completely to the dark side will go to hell when Jesus returns to rid the world of evil...........and then he sets up his Kingdom in Jerusalem and will teach all of mankind left God's way..........not religions way........or man's way.........but God's way, thus giving mankind one last chance with the Perfect Teacher Jesus.
Then the devil is released for a short time, because even with Jesus teaching some will still choose evil because of their freewill and then they will be thrown into the Lake of Sulphur along with satan throughout eternity.
I am not trying to convince you of anything.......I am trying to open your heart and wonder...........could I be wrong.......maybe I am........what if I am?
Do this.................between you and the Lord Jesus.
Jesus I do not know if you exist, please come into my heart so that I may get to know you. Picture yourself in his hands.