Having lived long enough and accumulated our fair share of hard-earned lessons, the authors of this project have come to the firm conclusion that religion does not, in any way, contribute to a better life.
Yet, an undeniable fact remains: religion and belief in God have accompanied humanity throughout its entire history, shaping our perceptions of universal values.
The Bible itself—positioned as a source of morality and an explanation for cosmic events—has always felt unsettling to us. Yet, in our search for reasons why adults base their moral judgments on its teachings, assess good and evil through its framework, and view reality itself through its lens, we had no choice but to read the book ourselves.
To this day, we are far from completing our work. Nevertheless, the outlines of the Jewish god Yahweh and the people with whom he supposedly interacted thousands of years ago are gradually taking shape. The list of questions that arise in studying this document is extensive. Consider just a few of them, and you will understand the significance of what we are doing:
- Why is humanity so dependent on external guidance?
- Why has it always required a moral guide?
- What is the root of this ethical deficiency?
- Why do we define the only natural way to ensure our survival as original sin?
- Why do we fear admitting that we alone shape our destiny?
- Why do we try to shift responsibility for our fate onto some celestial figure?
- Why do we believe that only by convincing ourselves that he exists, we will refrain from killing, stealing, and committing atrocities?
- And why do we commit these very acts—only after convincing ourselves that he will forgive us?
- Why, despite the overwhelming evidence surrounding us that he does not exist, do we take that very evidence as proof that he does?
- Why do we declare the absence of any manifestation of his existence to be the highest testament to his presence?
- Why do two nations, locked in battle and worshiping the same god, remain absolutely convinced that he is on their side—urging them toward the destruction of their enemy?
- Why do we enter a room filled with flickering candles, chains, and paintings—kneeling to mutter incoherent phrases at a painted wooden board hanging on the wall?
- And why do we revere a book written by a people we neither understand nor trust—whom we fear, despise, and against whom we constantly seek revenge?
Any church is merely an extension of the Bible. The robes and the figures wrapped within them serve only to interpret the meaning of a thick book adorned with an antiquated torture device on its cover.
Two thousand years ago, humanity was young. When committing atrocities, it could still claim the justification of an irrational child. But today, when we stand on the brink of interplanetary travel—what excuse remains for our intellectual stagnation?
Stay with us, and perhaps soon you will discover just how many empowering revelations are hidden within the realization of the absence of divine intent.