Anyone can pick apart anyone else's religious beliefs. For every point there is always a counter point. Joseph Smith found golden plates. How come he didn't sell them, and how did a young boy carry that much weight? Moses led the children of Israel across the desert for forty years until that generation was consumed. Where are the graves? We FOUND the Pharaohs. Mohammed flew a winged horse to heaven for a face to face with God. Please!
If anything mystifies you it's just because you don't know the trick. Religion capitalizes on the ability of the human brain to "fill in the blanks." We strive for complete circles, and once complete they become "truth." Then we apply layer upon layer to support the circles and those layers become "scripture." Scripture is shot full of holes that are artfully filled in by preachers, priests, Imams, theologians and just plain old witch doctors, pick your flavor. Where did Cain find a wife if there were only four people in the world at the time and he'd killed one? Jesus went to pray alone in the garden, and was arrested the minute He showed his face, yet the scripture has a full narrative of his last council with God.
So what is "the truth?" The truth is the universe simply has to have been created. If you think a calibrated system ranging all the way from atoms to galaxies was the result of a tornado in a junk yard you are as crazy as that snake handler in Jonesboro, Arkansas. And as for "Prophets?" Why would a creative force so great, so precise, as to set that universe on a perfect mathematical scale keep going back and correcting the equation by virtue of the ramblings of a wild eyed old man, caravan master, or potato farmer?
Am I an atheist? Certainly not! Do I believe in Joseph Smith, Mohammed, or Billy Graham? Get a life! Do I believe Jesus was something different? You betcha! All of the so-called "Prophets" have to reconcile their tooty fruity ideas with the man who never wrote a grocery list, never owned a house, never had a stage manager, sound crew, or roadies. Jesus hasn't been caught in a lie in over two thousand years. That's a pretty good record. None of our presidents can make it to mid-term elections without telling a whopper.
This letter will not convert you to anything. It will not inspire you. No miracles will happen should you kiss your iPad. We all suffer from the same malady, humanity! We rant and rave through our lives about the gold we searched for in our heads, and beg and plead during our last hour, hoping we were right. God speaks in a small voice. It's a one on one conversation and religion has nothing to do with it. Peace be with you, and if you can't find peace, at least have a beer.
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