Why do people believe in God?

Yes! it was crazy to me to believe in something or anything that I did,nt have visual proof of it's being real. That's who I was for the greater part of my life. I would have bet you almost anything, that I would have always been a non-believer. No! i did,nt go at this change, my belief in G-D with a fervor, nor do I now. But when my husband was diagnosed with cancer, I was really convinced that there was absolutely not a G-D- I cursed and raged and cried, but not to G-D. I needed more, much more than I ever needed in my entire life, but had no where to go to find more. I decided truthfully, and as terrible as this sound,s to many reading this; that I might as well try to believe in G-D-because I was at the end of my rope-I had nothing left inside-scared out of my mind-so I decided to start to pray-I don,t say prayer's daily- and most often it's only one prayer-it,s my only way of trying to get through this absolute nightmare. I felt like a jerk-like a phony when I said a prayer-like I was truly a real nut job. I understand exactly where you are coming from, I was you.... but until or unless some of us- and i do mean 'some of us' are faced with no where to turn- and are in intense emotional pain- 'some of us' will try almost anything to have some where to turn, or some place to beg for help. I know that there are many that hold on to their Atheism until their last breath-and I honestly understand it-I truthfully find that I,m just not able to be that cavialier anymore- I need Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and G-D! You never do really know what you,re going to do-or how you,re going to behave very often, until or unless you're in this type of a situation. I used to say never- but I never say never anymore.