Question to the religious people on here, what lead you to your religion and what makes it true in your eyes? What lead you to the belief that there is a god and further, that your religion holds the truth about who/what that god is? As it stands I currently lean to atheism however I enjoy hearing about other's experiences and hope to learn something.
My beliefs are not necessarily truer than any other persons beliefs. Because to me Truth is beyond belief. But I accept what not only makes sense to me but also gives my life meaning and purpose. And my beliefs motivate me to action.
And the root of that belief is that love is real. Recently I became aware of an expression I quite like from Nisargadatta Maharaj that for me expresses profound truth and my goal in life:
“Wisdom is knowing I am nothing,
Love is knowing I am everything,
and between the two my life moves.”
What led me to a belief in God was a set of experiences I had that convinced me that there is something beyond the every day world which I labeled "God".
The truth of God to me is beyond words as well because words are limited and can not express ultimate truth. What words can do is give us a frame-of-reference we find helpful.
To me an atheist who has a strong ethical standard and lives the standard is much better than a believer who does not try to live his or her beliefs. Of course we're all humans and don't succeed fully, but to me the important thing is to try.