Why do you believe what you believe about God (or lack thereof)?  This post from Stupid Church People is very interesting. It points out the real reason people believe in God is often just that they want to believe.  I don’t think he’s necessarily saying that this is bad but simply that people shouldn’t pretend to have more “sophisticated” reasons for believing in God (see the final paragraph about believing in Santa Clause).  I find it interesting because the author of this post is a Christian and that he is actually addressing this issue within Christianity when most Christians ignore it.