It's good to have a healthy skepticism. This world is filled with liars, false prophets, con men, and frauds. People in this world want your money, your attention, your time, your submission, and your loyalty – and few actually deserve it. We should question and investigate every claim to truth.
Because I feel so many have been duped in history, I naturally find a kindred spirit among the iconoclasts and skeptics. But many skeptics today are also dyed-in-the-wool atheists or agnostics and, for the most part, dour, mean-spirited grumps.
To these questioners with a chip on their shoulder (Penn & Teller, Bill Maher, George Will, and the late George Carlin and Carl Sagan, et al.) I have this to say:
A healthy skepticism is not the same as a hopelessly jaded cynicism.
Just because some have lied and failed in religion does not negate all faith everywhere. You've thrown out the baby with the bathwater and given up the race short of your goal. Keep asking your questions, you've not looked everywhere yet.
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