It's crazy how blind you can end up if you never question your belief system.

I grew up in the US evangelical church. You did not question the belief system you were fed in that church, you did not question the belief system held by your parents, who did not question the belief system that was held by their parents.

Growing up, I rebelled against this a bit, but that rebellion more or less just looked like apathy toward organized religion, something that very nearly grew into atheism. Now, I am still a believer, but I am significantly more than just apathetic toward organized religion, especially seeing what the evangelical/Southern Baptist church has done to politics and society here.

Now, I question everything, I've begun looking at philosophy and theology much more. It's made me want to go full Hermetic and just study The Ancient Texts for a while