Religion is nothing more than misplaced mythology

[chatpilot]

I have argued this theme before in various threads but I thought that I should state my position more specifically in this thread.It is a simplistic but yet a logical view of things in my way of thinking.I personally feel that theology (the study of God) specifically in Christianity is not a legitimate field of study nor is it a form of philosophy.In my opinion it is a worldview based on mythological beliefs stemming from early mans ignorance of the world and the search for origins.

I have always stated that man created God and not the other way around and this statement is evident in the study of comparative religions.From early tribal religions to our modern form of worship and beliefs, mans stories have grown as the ages passed and knowledge was increased.Mythology according to the Sage dictionary is:Myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person.Religious beliefs are derived from the institution of religion and therefore in my view fall under the realm of mythology.

What differentiates specifically;Judaism,Christianity,and Islam from the world of myth?The fact that they are not polytheistic is irrelevant.That they are monotheistic does not take away from the fact that they are just derivatives of more ancient and polytheistic systems of belief.This alone is convincing enough in my view that the biblical God or any god for that matter exists.All these other arguments regarding the attributes of God and his existence in a temporal or transcendental realm are nothing more than time consuming.From the position of an atheist by arguing about the existence of God and his attributes is acknowledging the possibility of his existence.By acknowledging as an atheist that he does not exist makes it silly to argue from a hypothetical position about a non existent being.It's akin to arguing about the attributes of Santa ex:How does he deliver all those toys to all the children all over the world in one night?Either he is omnipresent and is able to be everywhere at once or he is not bound by natural laws and is able to move at warp speed and perform his job efficiently.It sounds silly doesn't it?That is exactly how I feel when trying to argue about the existence of God with a theist who tries to use his form of logic (faith) and philosophy (theology) to prove the existence of a being who I have already come to the conclusion does not exist.

Basing myself on my assertions of the origins of religious beliefs is enough for me to outright deny the existence of gods and acknowledge that they are nothing more than the creation of the fertile mind of man.