Religion, Why do you believe what you believe? Options

[Spectatrix]

Some discussion about Christianity has popped up in a few threads lately, so I thought I'd start this one. This is NOT a thread for bashing another person's beliefs.

Basically, I'm curious as to what people believe in terms of religion/spirituality and why. Looking at religions from an outside perspective, it seems to me that most would seem inspiring in some ways, but not necessarily true. What has led you to believe that your religion is true and that the stories (in the Bible, Koran, Torah, Baghavad Gita, etc. etc.) aren't just inspirational fiction?

What have you experienced or what research have you done that has convinced you one way or the other?

[FORSAKENR320]

spiritual rather than religious. i find that living by the morals the bible teaches is much more productive than believing a virgin could have a baby and a man with a stick could part a sea in half so that people could walk through it.

being what i define a good person should be the real goal to me, not fighting over what color cloak jesus wore or the other little details.