Didact, do you think that at this point the most logical point to stand on is agnosticism? Atheist say there is not God based on every religious text written but theists can't really prove the existence of a God.

This is a fair point, but remember that faith is far beyond absolute proof. Scientists can no more "prove" that the Special and General Theories of Relativity are true than I can "prove" the existence of God. All we can do is examine the evidence and see how much of it contradicts, or supports, the theory.

And from everything that I have seen- starting with the abstract Prime Mover argument and ending with the concrete experiences of my own life- tells me that God exists. I simply lack the ability to fully understand Him and His Will.

It's just one of the things that they get completely wrong which shows that they are not intellectually superior.

Yes. It is one of the things that annoys me the most about atheists. They lack any sense of constraint upon their vision of the world as it should be, because they reject the ultimate constraint of a Creator who has given His creation specific Laws to abide by.

As far as the bible goes I was recently made aware that this book, among other ancient texts were not meant to be taken literally, but instead they were full of hidden truths, symbolism and meanings so that the people who wrote it won't be killed for speaking against popular beliefs.

I am well aware of this. I do not interpret the Bible literally. I see it as a record of immense wisdom and an unsparing catalogue of human frailty and wickedness- which ALSO shows us how to transcend those same flaws.

One does not need to read the Book of Genesis literally, what with all that stuff about lions lying down with lambs and so on, to understand that it offers some profound lessons about the nature of men and women, for instance.

The Bible is also highly instructive as a history textbook, of sorts. The Book of Exodus in particular appears to be more accurate than most mainstream archaeologists and historians are willing to admit- once one moves beyond interpreting the "Pharaoh" character in that story as Rameses II.

Also the thing about atheists who are being arrogant about knowing certain arguments against religion is more common with the ones who have insecurities about themselves but that is not the most annoying thing about atheists (especially intellectuals). While they claim that they follow logic and being as rational as possible, they also lean towards nonsensical ideologies like Marxist and Keynesian economics with complete disregard to Adam Smith's and Milton Friedman's ideas . It's just one of the things that they get completely wrong which shows that they are not intellectually superior. The same can be said for some Christians.

As far as the bible goes I was recently made aware that this book, among other ancient texts were not meant to be taken literally, but instead they were full of hidden truths, symbolism and meanings so that the people who wrote it won't be killed for speaking against popular beliefs. That may be something that you want to take a look into before you fully commit to religion. Personally, at my age I think it's too early to form any sort of religious belief before looking at it from every angle.

Something I have struggled with myself. I was a Catholic turned philosopher when the church rejected me for flimsy reasons. Back then, I asked how to avoid suffering. Didn't happen. Now I'm asking how to deal with suffering and grow stronger, turn it to my advantage. That seems to be bearing better fruit. So far. Life is learning.