I do believe in a creator yes and out of the religions the only one that makes any sense is Islam...and ill be honest the threats of hellfire and judgement day do scare and I can see what would make many people convert.
I'm from a completely Scottish background, no muslims in my family or circle of friends. I just simply looked into islam and was more and more drawn to it.
I can't believe I completely missed this thread. This is the exact same reason I joined the forum. I was agnostic and going through a period of anxiety and some parts of Islam made sense to me. Some Muslim apologetics seemed quite convincing and the fear of Hell made think "what if this is true". Here's the thread I posted for a more in-depth intro -
http://www.councilofexmuslims.com/index.php?topic=27549.msg790880#msg790880.
Islam basically states if you believe there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger and you do good works in this life, you will go to heaven. This seems like an extremely good offer. Therefore, it seems your fears about Hell and Islam being true are not really because it would cause you to change your life, because anyone would be willing to change there life in order to get such a good reward. Your actually worried you might change your life for Islam and that it might not actually be true, thereby wasting your only life on a false religion. (it's hard to put into words, but this is what my fears were about). Therefore, the best advice I can give you is try to be as neutral as possible when studying the evidence and be willing to go wherever that evidence takes you. If that's Islam, great. If it's Atheism, great. This will give you peace of mind with your investigations and the conclusion you come to.
https://www.youtube.com/user/MattMcCormick1781/videos - This is the absolute best resource I can give you. It's an online Philosophy of Religion course offered by California State University. It discusses all the arguments for and against the existence of God. The professor Matt McCormick is great and he knows more about religion than Hamza Tzortzis, Dawahman and the rest of internet apologists combined. Don't make any quick emotional decisions as this is one of the biggest decisions of your life and it should take a year at minimum.
After studying the issues for myself I've come to believe all the claimed scientific, historical and linguistic miracles in the Qur'an are complete BS. I also have many problems with the deeper theological beliefs of the Abrahamic religions which are too long to get into here. But my decision is irrelevant, study the matter for yourself and come to your own conclusions. All the best and good luck on your journey
Topic: Here's where I'm at with Islam