Crossroads

I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees
I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees
Asked the Lord above, have mercy now,
Save poor Bob if you please

Standin' at the crossroads, tried to flag a ride
Whee-hee, I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me, everybody pass me by

Standin' at the crossroads, risin' sun goin' down
Standin' at the crossroads baby, the risin' sun goin' down
I believe to my soul now, po' Bob is sinkin' down

You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown
You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown
That I got the crossroad blues this mornin',
Lord, baby I'm sinkin' down

I went to the crossroad, mama, I looked east and west
I went to the crossroad, babe, I looked east and west
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman, ooh well,
Babe, in my distress

I don't think Robert Johnson can help me much here, but I thought of his song when formulating this post.

I'm currently at a real crossorads with my faith. I really don't know which side to choose. I've learned that its entirely possible for somebody to be a terrible person despite a belief in a higher power, and its entirely possible for a honorable person to lack such beliefs.

Reasons I might become a Christian:

• There is extreme social pressure for me to join a community of faith.
• It seems that Christians generally live better lives than non-believers.
• There will always be somebody for me.  Even after I die, even when I sin, even when I do not return the favor, God will love me.

Reasons I might become an Atheist:

• The rift between science and faith is one that cannot be denied.  I'm sorry, but they just don't mix.
• I don't know what the peers of my future will believe.
• I'm really not sure I've decided that there's a single thing that can be better explained through faith than otherwise.  Its very wishy-washy.
• My personal beliefs don't coincide with what I think God wants me to believe.

So for now, I'm a swing voter.