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Why do people believe in God? Who is God, and why do we believe in this God. For many years people have believed in this being so blindly. Their reasons for believing is almost somewhat mindless like a robot being told what to do. Not until people reach a certain age where their naive minds open up to the rest of the facts in life. So therefore, I believe that the reason why people, everywhere believe in God is because they are scared, selfish and want a sense of belonging in life. For many years, I grew up in a Methodist family in which my parents introduced me to God. So, for many years I was suppose to believe in God because I was told to. Kids are such innocent creatures, that we must teach them to know how things work. And me being a little kid, what else was I supposed to believe in. My parents never told me about the different religions that also exist. Not until I reach my college level in my life, did I find about the different religions out there. They include Buddhism, Islam and many others. As time passed by, I kept wondering about what makes my parent and everyone else believe in God. And what I found was two things: 1) Everyone is selfish, meaning everything anyone does a deed for the sake of themselves and 2) Ev