<p>Here’s my take:</p>
<p>I personally do not believe in god for the time being; however, I do think that his existence is certainly possible. So I guess I’m an agnostic. </p>
<p>Now, religion is a completely different issue. Wasn’t it obvious that, ever since the inception of religion, it’s just a scam? Think about it this way: Three very prudent men (Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed) came to the realization that the world would be in pandemonium if no one laid down a set of rules. That is, people would kill each other, commit suicide, larceny, lie, cheat, imbibe excessive amounts of alcohol etc. Therefore, they ascertained, someone has to scare the people into not doing these things.</p>
<p>If you’re still not convinced, ruminate on the following questions:
-If an omnipotent, omniscient god does, in fact, exist, why would he NEED for us to pray?
-If an omnipotent, omniscient god does, in fact, exist, why does evil exist?
-If an omnipotent, omniscient god does, in fact, exist, why would he set forth three or more separate religions with oftentimes contradictory views? </p>
<p>In my opinion, if god does exist, he probably isn’t expecting much from us; he simply just created. I doubt he would lay down an onerous set of rules by which people should abide.</p>