Good on ya my friend. U care to go into detail of some of your questions with religion and Islam.
For starters, the whole idea of religion is absurd, in my opinion. More so knowing, its used to justify hate and discrimination against specific races/communities/genders, should religion[be it any] not be a unifying device, rather then a weapon of destruction in itself? This god figure, depicted seem pretty okay with people dying of starvation, living in horrible life conditions and is okay with seeing people kill each, in his name?even, more so, my argument is, if this God figured holds life and death in his hands, then a murdered really shouldn't be penalized, right? It was GOD's will after all =|
...now coming to Islam, a religion I kind of know. I won't say I have the text memorized, but ..this God figure knows whether you?re going to heaven or hell, prior to your birth, is he still that bigga an asshole to not guide those who have 'hell' destined to them to begin with. If Only Jews, or Christians or Muslims are going to heaven, then its pointless for the rest of to even try being virtual right? God discriminates and shows favoritism? Only a set number of people are appointed to heaven, what about the rest of us? This god figure gave us a brain and the ability to think and all that good jazz, and is Afraid to have his authority be questioned? Why?
In any case, how is a merciful figure like him okay with people burning for a life time. Personally if I hated someone I still wouldn't damn them to eternal suffering. If gods so kind hearted why does he not just forgive? and then we have this mohammed figure, who is of equal importance as god? not to get me wrong, if Gods the only figure worthy of praising, why is mohammed's name almost always mentioned next to his...I can go on for ever, I'm still trying to be pretty open about the subject. Understanding both sides of the penny, I was a believer and now learning to question it.