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[Lion]

And what about the NON-mainstream religions? Don't their visions of gods count? My point was that there are as many different versions of gods as there are names of gods, which each claiming to be the One True God. And adding in all of the pagan gods, both present and past, throws some pretty nasty beings into the mix. Anyone interested in asking for mercy from Baal or Loki?

Fair enough question. But when there are 800 million Hindus, between 3-4 billion between Christian and Muslims, that's more then half the planet. I don't know if there are an abundance of people who worship a god who they believe doesn't love them, or have the general characteristics that the three monotheistic religions attribute to god, if there are non mainstream religions that have a god who they know is supposed to hate humans....I doubt they're really popular. So yeah, does god need a name then? Praying to a higher diety, having faith in something that you hope has some control of the universe, that's god.

Problem is, there are those who WILL pay attention. For every idiot out there, there are bigger idiots willing to believe him. Ignoring them only gives them the anonymity to keep doing evil in the names of their gods. Shining the light of reason and ridicule on them at least helps drive them back into the woodwork.

Honestly? I'm more concerned about politicians who decide to use my religion for political mudslinging to win votes. A random pastor at some church with no national or major regional presence is a far cry from shit that's already happening. I think atheists need not worry, lunatics are more concerned about that moozlim (read brown) guy in town and their crazy mosques, and preventing gay rights.