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Originally Posted by Glenn.

The existence of aliens is more realistic than a higher being.

Absolutely!

The existence of life in the Universe other than humans on Earth is based on logic, common sense, reasoning and Scientific theory whereas the religious 'god' stories are cultural fiction mixed and matched to suit the particular agenda of each culture with each 'religion' denouncing the others in favour of their own which they all arrogantly claim is 'obviously' the ''one true god''.

It's obviously everyone's right as an individual to believe in whatever they choose to and should never be any other way but with the majority of religions they seem to be obsessed with trying to force their beliefs onto others against their will.
Why can't other religions manage themselves more like Bhuddism for example ? It has such positive messages compared to most others and is free of opression and judgement of others. All the positives without any of the negatives.