Either you agree with god or you don't. If you agree, then you _are_ your god.

[Curmudgeoness]

2. But isn't that why there are so many religions,

and sects of religions? Isn't that so people can find the god that fits most closely with their internal morality?

I also think that people get their morality from their family first, so they tend to feel as if their family's religion fits with their own beliefs...because they were raised that way. Later on, friends can also influence them, but they will still have that religious belief that they were raised with unless they really spend time thinking about it.

Don't kick yourself for taking so long to see through it all. Instead, rejoice that you did at all. Many don't ever question.