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I Am Agnostic For A Reason

Why am I an agnostic?  I was born a Hindu. Ideally that should have been an answer sufficient enough. But in today's world it has been twisted beyond all comprehension and it has become more of a question than an answer. And so are all religions. Most agnostics usually start of being rebels and the characteristic itself starting off as an act of defiance against the common order. I may have started off that way too, but it was not purely teenage rebellion. There were more undercurrents to it than that. I was born to a family of Alpha males, starting with my paternal grandfather, then my father and his brothers. These were men who were not only physically able but also could definitely stand their ground in an argument. Politically very opinionated, they would standout in a group and usually were at the forefront of any activities they got involved with. They were willing to risk an arm and a leg for something that they believed in, but religion wasn't just one of th