The question to be asked is why do I believe that there is a god. It seems that religion is a twisted faith in which manipulation of the mind to encourage love towards one person whilst pursuing hatred and death towards another.
How do you control masses of people without having to destroy them, make them believe in a greater good.
Allthrough the ages mankind has been brainwashed with religion in one guise or another.
To control their fears and also control thought. One person that is different can have an adverse affect on many.
Jesus spoke out and caused an adverse reaction causing the roman Empire to fight for their beliefs. In the end too many people had succumbed to the values of free thought and the roman emporer Constantine rolled over and became christian.
But was it actually free thought. No because they all followed 10 rules laid down by a spokesman of 'God'.
The Catholics in history have surpassed this by torturing and burning anyone that did not believe in 'God' and classing them as Heretics - Their only true crime was a free mind.
So the Catholic faith grew under total persecution of others.
As we are now under the extreme beliefs of Muslims who seem to accuse everybody of persecuting them when in reality we don't actual give a shit what creed, colour or religion they are. But given that they are so brainwashed they can not accept any other reason for aggression than its religion.
Religion has thrived on the weakness of mankind
When in danger giving salvation that there is another place greater than earth, When in hope giving strenght to overcome hurdles, but these are things that they need to manipulate minds in order in exist, because religion does not exist without mankind.
God's only live and die in the minds of mankind
When all is said and done there is to be only one belief that will not manipulate you and that is the belief in you