re: What do people get out of going to church on Easter once a year?

But belief isnt a conscious choice. I can choose to SAY I believe, but to actually believe it in my head is something that I cannot willfully choose to do anymore so than I could choose to believe the sun rotates around the earth.

The entire premise of christianity is that one can simply choose to admit they are a sinner, believe in Jesus for salvation and repent. This is not something one can just force themselves to do, you either believe it or you dont.

And like I said, the devil you know over the devil you dont. I have no concept of eternity or paradise and worshipping a being I dont even believe in for eternity sounds pretty meh. Sure there is suffering in this world, but a lot of joy too. The idea of perfection honestly sounds pretty boring, for without pain it is impossible to know joy. The reason we enjoy certains things so much is because of the bad times we have.