Atheists, tell me, a Roman Catholic: why should I become an atheist?

[johan]

Yeah, I'm not too sure what to think on it. If God is real, then it's an actual spiritual test, but it also seems like it could just be an argument used to preserve the faith. 

Here's a little logical thought to consider (theists seem to hate logic). There are several thousand different religious faiths out there that one could choose to follow. But if you break it down into the big three or four broad religions, and then create a world map that shows how common each is by country, it quickly becomes apparent that where you were born has a lot to do with what religion you follow. 

Then we look at how most of those religions claim their god is the one true god and all others are false. So therefore what your good book and your good pastor are telling you is that you'd better get down on your knees and thank your lord and savior that you were born wherever you were born. Because if you were born on the other side of the planet, you'd be fucked and doomed to burn in hell for all of eternity because you'd very likely be worshipping the wrong god.

So now we're down to god created the universe and everything in it. And in that universe with those billions of stars and planets he created earth. And on earth he created both Montana and Mongolia. And then God decided that all those who were born in Montana would go to heaven for following the one true religion and all those that were born in Mongolia would burn in eternal hell fire for following the wrong religion. Sure seems like the act of an all-loving god to me.