But is is largely about personal conviction and soul-searching. If you don't do or have either you are neither spiritual or religous in any form .. and without that level of searching , of a knowing intuitively, then you do have to go with things as you say . the problem is many do go into the searching and finding the answers through various forms.
I do have to say that christianity in my mind lacks some of that searching as you are told what to think but that is another for another thread.
Where did you go wrong? you havenot.. you just have not proven to me that what i know and beleive are untrue.
Each person has their own reality as they make them.
And no amount of discussion is going to change that.
Religious logic may fail in some instances. But you can't possibly say it all fails and others find you credible.
I would say to not look at organised religion and research and go into what it takes to be individually spiritual and one could find what they seek if they are open to it.
I think for you it would be a worthless pursuit as you have a firm thought of what you'd allow in your reality.
Metaphysical to you would be a pointless search.
Oh and it can be measured. For instance search university of California Study on Energy healings... Metaphysical energy from an individual sending from a protected area to a subject and the results. It's not hard to imagine the divine in much the same situation.
Conversations like this all over the net...
No One will ever credibly claim victory over another as long as one's personal faith and beliefs can be shown to found exhibited in daily life.
Just my thoughts on it from an eclectic pagan. smiles
Even I know of the univeral truths that form the basis of most religions. and do not push one over another.
( though personally i do have perferences )
And that is much further into this topic on this board than I ever expected to talk about it.
So pull what you can or not from it,
As I'm done here.