What is
the true nature of god?

Different
religions have very different ideas of what god is.
They even
disagree about basic issues. How many gods there are? what is their nature? Are they are male or female? Do they have a family? Religions such as Buddhism, Jainism and Taoism lack a concept
of god; they are atheistic. Christianity has a trinity of Gods.
Judaism and Islam have one god. Hinduism is pantheistic with thousands of gods of all shapes. Some societies are animistic. There is no consensus among religions as to what god actually is.They are different;their similarity is simply superficial.
Even the
ultimate purpose of life is different in each religion. Buddhism
speaks of Nirvana-the cessation from attachment. For Christianity it is
spiritual life with god in heaven. Islam’s heaven is a material one full of
worldly pleasures. Hinduism promises Moksha- escape from life and rebirth
cycles. There is no consensus here too. Even morality is altogether different.
What is good in one religion can be bad or no good in another. What is strictly
enforced in a faith has no meaning in another. In short their gods are
different, their purpose of life is different and their morality is different.
Major
religions have a number of conflicting sects too. Look at
Christianity: there are many competing groups with different beliefs.
Catholics, Protestants, Calvinists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Orthodox-each one
having a number of sub sects with their own theology and liturgy and each one
convinced that it is true. Islam has Shiites, Sufis, and Sunnis and their denominations.
Religions have waged thousands of wars and their different sects have fought
and killed each other. They divide people and instill hatred and mistrust
among them. People kill others in the name of their god probably to establish god's superiority. Religion and gods have done more harm than good to humans.
Theists
should question their beliefs because of the harm they have caused and will cause. Religion represents a huge financial burden on them. It's not just a matter of religious believers
wasting their money on churches/temples/mosques/pagodas and so on. Think of all the time and effort spent
building them, for praying, attending religious liturgy, sermons and classes.
How all that effort could be better spent! This is a wrong focus of the
resources of man. If the wealth and effort so earmarked is spent for quality living, poverty
alleviation or for helping the poor, the orphaned, the crippled, the retarded and the
imbeciles, this world would have been a better place to live in.

1.6 million
religious guys live as parasites!
Catholic priests:
4,14,313 (Wikipedia)+bishops and cardinals. Christian
Nuns: 7,20,000 Protestant Pastors: 79,715
Muslims priests 3,01,318? Hindu priests: 1,12, 279? Think more than 1.6 million religious guys live as parasites on the earnings of the rest! Time, effort and focus of 5 billion (total religious population) for religious activities is a colossal waste!
Muslims priests 3,01,318? Hindu priests: 1,12, 279? Think more than 1.6 million religious guys live as parasites on the earnings of the rest! Time, effort and focus of 5 billion (total religious population) for religious activities is a colossal waste!
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