Probably because you are a thoughtful individual who takes the words of the bible and considers and analyses them for yourself, whereas most 'bible thumpers' just read it (or are told it) and accept it unquestionably without even really understanding it simply because that is what is expected of them. Or worse still they follow the bible for fear of going to hell. I myself was raised catholic and as I have mentioned I do actually believe in God (in a way) and Jesus. But I reached an age where I was alble to think for myself and I realized that a lot of what the Catholics were forcing down my throat was, for want of a better word, bullshit. I am not afraid to look at alternatives and absorb ideas from other religions and merge them with my own, whereas many people are.

The person who I asked before that couldn't give me a satidfactory answer basically just quoted the bible and kept repeating 'he died for our sins and you must accept him into your life' and I was like 'that may be so, but how and why?' He just couldn't give me any thoughtful answer beyond the 'script' he had been given by his bible group.