NOTE:This is but a short example of an essay I plan to write. This blog may or may not appear in that essay, but some of the ideas put forth here will. Thank you.

Earth Number One:

A Christian, A Muslim, and a Jew are walking down the beach. The Christian turns to the others and says,"My dear heretics, why do you not accept my God and My savior Jesus Christ into your heart? For if you do not, you will go to Hell and suffer for all eternity! The Muslim and Jew laugh,"No it is you two who are going to Hell!", stated the Jew. The Muslim glared at them both and told they were the ones going to Hell! So they all fought and killed each other. The Christian was granted eternal life in heaven, for his God was the true God. The Muslim and the Jew burned in Hell for all eternity.

Earth Number Two:

A Christian, A Muslim, and a Jew are walking down the beach. The Muslim turns to the others and says,"My dear heretics, why do you not accept my God? For if you do not, you will go to Hell and suffer for all eternity! The Christian and Jew laugh,"No it is you two who are going to Hell!", stated the Jew. The Christian glared at them both and told they were the ones going to Hell! So they all fought and killed each other. The Muslim was granted eternal life in heaven, for his God was the true God. The Christian and the Jew burned in Hell for all eternity.

Earth Number Three:

A Christian, A Muslim, and a Jew are walking down the beach. The Jew turns to the others and says,"My dear heretics, why do you not accept my God? For if you do not, you will go to Hell and suffer for all eternity! The Christian and Muslim laugh,"No it is you two who are going to Hell!", stated the Muslim. The Christian glared at them both and told they were the ones going to Hell! So they all fought and killed each other. The Jew was granted eternal life in heaven, for his God was the true God. The Christian and the Muslim burned in Hell for all eternity.

So, what is the point I am trying to make? Well, we live a world filled with religions. Christian's, Jew's, Muslim's, Hindu's, Taoist's, etc. each claim that their religion is the one true religion on this Earth. Oh really? What makes that so? Well, faith! I have faith that my God is real! I know my God is real!

Wait a minute! You just stated that you have faith your religion is correct. There fore you do not know if you have chosen the correct religion. As Mark Twain said,"Faith is believing in something you know ain't so." If you have faith that your God is the almighty, all loving creator of all things who judges us when we die...then you do not know for sure.

Well, if you don't know for sure, then you are taking a huge risk aren't you? Let's say we live in World Number 2. Well, Christians and Jews...I'm sorry to say, but you guys are going to Hell. Or how about World Number 1? Muslims and Jews I hope you guys are prepared for an eternity of suffering. I don't think I need to mention World Number 3 for you to understand what I am saying.

In a world full of religion's, heaven's, and hell's ruled over by jealous God's who don't want you worshiping anyone else but them...choosing to worship one is big risk. You never know when you will be pissing of another supreme being.

Personally, I'm an atheist and I don't believe in any of them. Now, you say,"Well, Trey you are taking a bigger risk then all of us by not choosing a God!." Sorry, folks...that's not the case. I wouldn't be an atheist for the sake of...well, being an atheist. There is no proof that any of these magic men exist. In using this example I am not saying we live in any of those worlds. What I am doing is showing you one of the contradictions that led me away from religion in the first place. There are so many religions in this world, each of these religions are filled with people who have faith that their religion is the correct one. Who know their religion is the correct one.

Isn't that enough to plant a seed of doubt? If there really is a mighty God who loves all of his creations, then why isn't their one big religion to worship him? Theists claim their god is all knowing and yet he is allowing so many people to worship other god's when it means they will be damned to eternal suffering? He is allowing atheists to question these blind beliefs so that they will spend an eternity in Hell? I'm sorry, but that is irrational and insulting.

-Trey