All we have to believe with is our senses, the tools we use to perceive the world: our sight, our touch, our memory. If they lie to us, then nothing can be trusted. And even if we do not believe, then still we cannot travel in any other way than the toad our senses show us; and we must walk that road to the end.I know our senses - auditory, visual, olfactory, sensory and kinesthetic - can lie to us because they, like our conscious minds, are not perfect or infallible. These senses of ours allow provide us with an incredibly accurate awareness of the world around us, despite their imperfection. Even though our senses can lie to us they do so rarely or so it seems. In truth it's probable that our senses lie to us all the time. For instance, our eyes have a blind spot. It might be possiable to become consciously aware of every instance in which our senses fail to provide complete accuracy but it would not be very practical. I know that my senses will lie to me some of the time but I can accept their imperfections because they do a good enough job for me to live my life.(p.139) American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The reason I can so easily accept the imperfection of my senses is that I appreciate what it took for them to reach the level they are now. I know that evolution is true, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind about that fact. In my life I have seen that when something changes everything around it adapts. I might not be able to recall what the exact date was when I first learned about evolution. What I know is that whenever it was that I first learned about evolution it made sense and it still does today. I knew then, just as I know now, that evolution is true. Further, if that truth means that the existence of an omniscient being like a creation god is not true then I accept that.
As I have grown from a boy into a man my belief in supernatural lore has diminished. When I was a teenager I did think that there was some kind of omniscient being who created everything and everyone, including me. When I would be in a state of sick, vomiting off and on for days, I can remember wondering what I had done to deserve punishment from that omniscient being. Now a young adult I know and understand that sometimes you just get sick. The reason you get sick is biological or psychological, not moral or supernatural. My resolve to outgrow the skin of theism came when my leisure interest in religions and mythology lead me to notice undeniable similarities. I continue to find mythology interesting but have long since abandoned literal belief in such stories. I do believe souls exist, that all living things have one and that one day science will understand what a soul is, perhaps at an atomic level.
I know that there are matters of consequence beyond my own desires or needs. I know that I am not alone in this universe. I know that it is important to consider more than just your own interests. I believe that people can maintain ethical morals without a theistic element to their life. I know many societies today have become obsessed with a presumed importance in materialistic and I believe that obsession can be overcome. I believe that the darkest times in an individuals life will show their true strength and that surviving such moments make them stronger. I know that there will always be some things that I may understand in concept but not understand absolutely, I accept that fact. I know that human knowledge is limited to experience. I know that walking the road that our infallible senses show us may not be easy but I believe it is the only road we can truly walk without merely going in circles. I believe that to truly live life you must be able to choose between what is right and what is easy.