Skeptical about the bible

I am a christian teenager and I have been having arguement about the bible latley. It seems that nobody can give me logical reason for why people should fallow it. Its a book. That nobody can really tell me where it came from. Why do people put there faith in a book. People said that they belive Jesus died for us on the cross, but where is the proof aside from the words in this book.

I ask people constantly, " If god loves us so much and wants us to be with him in heaven then why does he make it so hard for us to live our lives. like when we pray to him or when people die for no reason." They say that god answers prayers in the form of yes no and wait. Ive got something for that too. If I go up to a carton of milk and pray to it, wont it do the same thing. If my prayer gets answerd then its still milk If it doesnt get answered its still milk. and if I have to wait 2 years for my prayer to get answered its still rotten 2 year old milk. see what Im saying

The bible is a book. only a fool would put all there trust and belief into a book. I would like to be able to trust something I can see and feel and hear. Yes I belive there is some form of god watching over everything, but i do not believe that this plain ordinary book with regular words and regular pages should tell people the rite way to live.

To me it sounds like a childrens story. teaches moral and value. and how to live virtous. grow up to be a better person. but not a guidline as to how to live. The 10 commandments are commen sense. the stories are common sense. and any person with common sense will understand what im talking about .

-Kidd