Note: This topic basically only concerns the Abrahamic religions, in which an almighty god is involved.
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Every single day, billions of people practice their religious faith in one way or another. Most of these practices tend to be unharmful but, as reality shows, that is not always the case. Some people pray, some people go to church, some people avoid certain food, some people avoid birth control, some people circumcise their children and so on. What they all have in common is that they adjust their own lifestyles in order to satisfy the religious group that they belong to, which in turn they do to please God.
What they probably have not done though is to question the logic behind their practicing. If you, for instance, asked them why they do it, then the most common answer would probably be something like: "Because God told us to do it. God is almighty, so there is no reason to why we would listen to anyone but Him." However, the logical flaw has already been revealed at this point: God never told them to do anything. It was their ancestors, family or friends who introduced them to their current faith shortly after they were born. Or they discovered their faith later on in life due to an unpredicted outside source.
Let's try to break this down for a bit. Let's say that all who had faith died for whatever reason and that all Bibles and other signs of religion where destroyed (Historically, similar things have already happened, so it is actually not a completely unrealistic scenario). This would leave no reason for upcoming generations to have any faith in any of today's religions. Instead, they would either be atheist or make up their own religions, which in turn is passed down to the next generations. But what happens to the Abrahamic God at that point, assuming that He indeed does exist? I mean, He would still judge people by their actions, am I right?
At this point, all that matters is if people are good or not. Religious practice does no longer exist, but God still recognize all people for their good actions. And this can already be applied to people today who are born outside of Christian, Muslim or Jewish societies. If the religious practice indeed did matter, then that would either:
A) give an unjust advantage to people who are born in Christian, Muslim or Jewish societies (depending on your faith) or
B) make religious practice necessary only to those who are exposed to it. Making it an actual burdon, as in: "You know how I want people to live, now go tell those who don't or you will be punished, and they will be forgiven because of your unwillingness to act.", giving the non-believers an actual reason not to believe......
Conclusions: Religious practice is simply an unfair system. And just like asking God for help, it gives you nothing but self-pleasure; an illusion that God is extra close to you since you are reaching out to Him. In reality though, it is actually nothing but selfish actions made in order to make it more likely that you will enter heaven, as if those who do not perform these action are less likely to do so. They think that those who trust a god other than God are committing a severe sin, despite the fact that they really do not even have the possibility to do otherwise.
That, my friends, makes no sense.
