Religion for me would be easier (maybe) if there only ever was one single religion.... the fact that there have been many screams bullshit to me
Actually, I believe it actually screams the opposite. If thousands of people claimed to have witnessed the 9/11 attacks with a similar story line, then it's reasonable to assume that these thousands of people saw something of that nature, you may get conflicting stories, and down right lies of what happened, but the core premise is consistent throughout. Same with religion, you'll get spin offs, cults, sects, and denominations. Often times they almost completely contradict each other. Yet all of these religions share the same premise that something/someone intelligent had at least some part in creating what we are.
I'm not so sure... your abrahamic religions maybe, but then take into account the European pagens, the Hawaiians, the native Americans, the people of India, eruptions, south americams, central americans, various parts of Africa, Easter Isle, ancient Greeks, luke skywalker, vikings.... romans... the Golden Bull from the old testiment... that fuck that thought the mother ship was flying behind Hale-Bopp...
Those were religions not based off typical Abrahamic religion.
And even to your 9/11 point.... an event happens, then you get a series of retellings with various degrees of truth.... now the story is retold and reinterpreted to Godzilla smashing the buildings and king Kong fucking a hole in the Pentagon (or the other way around)
Now while the event still happened I can't trust any version that I hear, which leads me to my original point... I'm not smart enough to deny a higher "thing" but it is sures shits not what people are telling me it is.... because the whole "you've got to have faith" thing comes into play and assholes start making up phrases like.... it doesn't matter which religion you believe as long as you are spiritual.... fuck you, suck my sack.... it's either right or wrong, either it did or it didnt.... Does doesnt... And if you go Old Testiment... death to those who don't believe in the right god...
My religion should not be based on what patch of dirt I happened to be squeezed out of my mother's twat on.... or what culture I was raised in, or what year I happened to be born on
And until a supernatural event takes place (like they used to, apparently) that i can witness and not explain away with science or eventual science.... something undeniable... i am skeptical... don't give me some vague ass shit third story, well this one time... or LOVE is god.... no... turn someone into a pillar of salt.. confuse the languages.... fuck, give me some David Copperfield stunt that stands up to scrutiny
Like I've told people in RL... the moment I see a ghost, I'll be the most crazy Jesus freak born again annoying motherfuck you've ever seen.... because that would be proof to me that spirits CAN exist
Or maybe if I finally try shrooms and am enlightened... either way