This content argues that religion fails to provide logical and consistent answers to basic, common-sense questions, suggesting that religious ideas are human-made constructs designed for comfort and control rather than truth.
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Welcome to logic over faith. There is
something interesting about religion
that many people notice once they allow
themselves to think freely. Religion
spends a lot of time telling people what
to believe, but it rarely encourages
people to ask basic common sense
questions. These questions do not
require advanced philosophy, complicated
logic, or special training. These
questions come from simple observation
of the world. They come from real life
experience. They come from the most
ordinary moments in life that reveal how
disconnected religious claims are from
everyday reality.
The purpose of this video is not to
attack anyone personally. It is simply
to explore 10 very basic questions that
religion cannot answer in a clear or
consistent way. These questions are so
simple that a child could ask them, yet
religious leaders either avoid them or
give long confusing responses that do
not actually solve the issue.
You can test these questions yourself
while watching. Ask yourself whether any
religious explanation you have ever
heard actually makes sense when examined
with open eyes and a calm mind.
The first question is very simple. If a
god created everything, then who created
God? Religion insists that everything
needs a creator, but then suddenly
decides that this rule does not apply to
God. This is like a teacher telling
students that every line in a math
problem must follow a rule except the
line that the teacher wrote. It breaks
the logic of the argument. If the
universe cannot exist without a creator,
then how can a being far more complex
than the universe exist without one?
When you observe nature, you see complex
things developing from simple
conditions. You see stars forming from
gas clouds. You see life developing from
basic chemistry. You never see a complex
mind appearing out of nothing. Religion
tries to solve the origin question by
inserting something even more complex,
which only makes the puzzle harder, not
easier. Another question that religion
cannot answer is why a perfect God would
need worship. If a being is perfect,
complete, and self-sufficient, then why
would it desire praise from humans?
Think about what praise means in real
life. People who constantly demand
compliments often do so because they
feel insecure or need validation. But a
god that is perfect should have no
insecurity. It should not care whether
humans admire it or ignore it. And if
this god created billions of galaxies,
why would it care about a few seconds of
praise from small creatures living on a
tiny planet? Religious leaders often say
that worship is not for God but for
humans. But if worship does not benefit
God, then why threaten people with
punishment if they refuse to do it? If
worship is only for humans, there is no
reason to force it. You do not punish
someone for refusing a vitamin pill. The
existence of threats shows that religion
does not truly believe its own explanation.
explanation.
A third common sense question is why God
communicates in such confusing and
unreliable ways. If a god wants all
humans to follow the same truth, then
the message should be clear, direct, and
universal. Instead, we find thousands of
religions, each claiming that its book
is perfect and divinely protected. These
books do not even agree with each other.
Some claim that humans have one life.
Others claim many lives. Some say
alcohol is allowed. Others say it is
forbidden. Some say God is one. Others
say God is many. If there was a God that
wanted humans to know the truth, why
would it allow so much disagreement?
Think about how humans communicate
important information. If there is a
fire in a building, people shout loudly
so everyone can hear. They do not
whisper in different corners hoping that
maybe someone understands. Yet, religion
claims that the most important
information in the universe was
delivered through ancient stories,
visions, dreams, and books written by
people who lived in times when most of
humanity could not read. This is not how
a being with unlimited power would
deliver a message. This is how humans
deliver myths. A fourth question is why
suffering exists equally for believers
and non-believers.
Religion promises special protection for
those who obey God. But when you look at
real life, pain does not avoid religious
people. Natural disasters destroy homes
of the faithful and faithless alike.
Children of believers get cancer just as
often as children of atheists. Crime
affects both equally. If a god is
actively guiding the world, then there
should be at least a small visible
difference. But there is none. When a
religious person recovers from illness,
they thank God. When they die, the same
religion says it was a test. This is a
no-win explanation. Anything at all can
be called a test. Even complete silence
and inaction can be called a test. But a
test that cannot be measured, verified,
or questioned is indistinguishable from
nothing happening at all. Another common
sense question religion avoids is why
miracles always hide from cameras,
hospitals, and scientific observation.
Millions of people carry highresolution
cameras in their pocket every day. Yet,
not one clear miracle is recorded. Not
one amputated limb regrows with proof.
Not one mountain moves when prayed for.
Religious stories fill the past with
miracles, but the present remains empty.
It is like claiming that dragons existed
until the moment humans invented
cameras. If miracles were real, at least
one clear case should exist that can be
examined openly. Hospitals would observe
supernatural healing. Scientists would
detect events that violate physics. But
miracles only happen in private rooms,
in the minds of believers, or in stories
told by people who heard them from other
people. The absence of evidence becomes
even more meaningful when the entire
world is capable of recording
everything. A sixth question is why a
loving God would create humans with
natural desires that it later punishes.
According to religion, God created the
human brain. That means God created the
desire for food, pleasure, sex, and
curiosity. Yet, many religions punish
people simply for acting on normal human
desires. If a god did not want humans to
have sexual desire, why give them sexual
organs and instincts? If a god did not
want humans to doubt, why give them a
questioning mind? This is like designing
a car with four wheels, then shouting at
the owner for driving it instead of
carrying it. When humans create rules,
they try to match them with human
nature. For example, schools adjust
teaching methods to how children learn.
But religious rules often go directly
against human biology. This mismatch is
strong evidence that these rules were
invented by people who misunderstood
human psychology, not by a creator who
designed the human mind. A seventh
question is why an all powerful god
needs humans to defend it. Religious
followers constantly argue, debate, and
even fight to protect the honor of their
god. But if a god is truly all powerful,
then why would it need help from humans?
Humans defend things that are weak. You
defend a child, not a hurricane. Yet
religions demand constant defense of
God, as if God would somehow lose
without human support. This behavior
suggests that the God idea is fragile
and requires constant reinforcement.
When a belief is strong, it can
withstand criticism without fear. When a
belief is weak, it needs defenders. If a
god truly existed and wanted respect, it
could simply reveal itself to everyone
with undeniable clarity. There would be
no need for humans to argue on its
behalf. An eighth question is why
religious morality changes with time.
Many religions once taught that slavery
is normal, that women are inferior, that
certain races are cursed, or that
certain punishments must be used for
minor actions.
Today, almost all religions reject these
teachings or reinterpret them. If moral
rules come from a perfect timeless god,
why do they keep changing? The only
explanation that fits real life is that
morality evolves through human
experience. Humans learn, grow, and
understand the world better. Religion
simply adjusts to avoid losing
followers. This is why religions now
accept things they once called sins and
reject things they once called normal.
Morality is shaped by society, not by
divine command. If moral truth came from
a perfect God, it would be clear and
unchanging. Instead, it shifts
constantly, just like human culture. A
ninth question is why a god that
supposedly controls everything allows
holy books to be filled with
contradictions. If a book is divinely
inspired, then it should be free of
errors. A perfect being would produce
perfect instructions. But when you read
religious texts, you find conflicting
stories, unclear commands, and
scientific claims that do not match
reality. Believers often try to
reinterpret these passages, but
reinterpretation only proves the point.
If the message were clear, there would
be no need for endless explanations. In
real life, when a manual is well
written, everyone understands how to use
the device. When a manual is poorly
written, people argue about what it
means. Religious books look far more
like ancient literature than divine
communication. The 10th question
religion cannot answer is why God always
behaves exactly like ancient humans imagined.
imagined.
Gods from hot regions forbid pork, while
gods from cold regions do not care. Gods
from desert cultures forbid painting
images, while gods from other cultures
do not. Gods from ancient tribes behave
like tribal leaders who reward loyalty
and punish enemies. These divine
personalities resemble the people who
wrote about them. When a god looks
suspiciously similar to the culture that
created it, the most logical explanation
is that humans invented the god, not the
other way around. If a god created
humans, we would expect God to be unlike
human imagination.
Instead, every religion imagines God in
a way that fits the time, place, and
fears of the people who invented the
story. When you begin to examine these
questions without fear, something
interesting happens. You start to see
that religion is not structured around
truth. It is structured around emotional
comfort, cultural habits, and social
pressure. Many people do not believe
because the answers make sense. They
believe because it feels familiar or
because leaving religion feels
frightening or because the idea of
questioning something sacred feels like
crossing a line that society told them
never to cross. But once you remove that
fear, the problems become easy to see.
Take for example the idea that God has a
plan for every person. This phrase is
repeated so often that people stop
thinking about what it actually means.
If every event in your life is part of a
divine plan, then your decisions are not
your decisions. Your failures are not
your failures. Your achievements are not
your achievements. Everything is
predecided. Yet, religion also insists
that you will be judged for your
actions. How can you judge someone for
doing something that was already planned
for them? Imagine a teacher who decides
your final grade before the exam, then
blames you for not writing the correct
answers. It makes no sense. Religious
leaders try to combine destiny and free
will, but the two ideas cancel each
other out.
You cannot have freedom and a
pre-written script at the same time.
This contradiction is so obvious that
children notice it yet religions still
try to defend both ideas.
Another important question is why gods
hide from humans? If a god wants humans
to believe, then why make belief the
hardest path? Why leave no clear signs
of existence? In real life, if someone
wants attention, they show themselves.
They speak clearly. They make their
presence obvious. Religion claims that
God wants humans to follow divine rules,
but God never appears, never speaks
publicly, never demonstrates anything in
a way that can be confirmed. If God
appeared once and said, "Here I am,"
there would be no atheists, no
confusion, no religious conflict. But
instead, religion says, "God hides
because belief must be based on faith."
Think about what this means. Faith is
believing without evidence. In any other
part of life, believing without evidence
is considered risky and irresponsible.
You do not board a plane if the pilot
says, "Trust me, I cannot show you my
license." Yet, religion insists that the
most important question in the universe
must be answered without evidence. This
is not a divine test. This is how
humanmade systems work. They rely on
faith because they cannot rely on proof.
A very simple question that exposes the
human origin of religion is why God
needs money. Look at any religious
institution. They collect donations,
build expensive buildings, buy sound
systems, run campaigns, and ask
followers to give more money. But what
does an all powerful being need money
for? If God created the universe, God
could create gold, stone, or wood
without effort. Yet, religious
organizations constantly ask for money
on behalf of God. It becomes obvious
that the money does not go to God. It
goes to the institution. And the
institution is run by humans, not by a
supernatural power. If religion had
divine backing, it would not need
endless fundraising. The fact that it
does is strong evidence that religion
functions like any other human organization.
organization.
Another common sense issue is why God
created a world where the truth is
difficult to find. If there is one true
religion, then why are there thousands
of religions, each convinced it is
correct? Why would a God allow false
religions to exist at all? If a teacher
wants students to learn the correct
answer, the teacher does not allow 10
different textbooks filled with wrong
information. The teacher provides clear
instructions. Yet, religion claims that
God created people with different
cultures and languages, allowed
thousands of conflicting religions to
grow, and then expects humans to guess
which one is correct. This is like
placing 10 bottles on a table, nine
filled with poison, one filled with
water, then blaming the person who
drinks the wrong one. If a god wanted
humans to know one truth, the truth
would be obvious. The fact that it is
not obvious suggests that humans, not
god, created the religious ideas.
Another question that seems small, but
reveals a major flaw is why God created
a universe so enormous and complex. If
the main story is only about humans, the
observable universe contains billions of
galaxies. Each galaxy contains billions
of stars. Most stars have planets. Many
planets could host life. Yet religion
claims that the creator of all this is
focused mainly on the actions of humans
living on one tiny planet. This is like
building a city of a thousand
skyscrapers and placing one ant on one
floor of one building, then claiming the
entire city was built for that ant. The
scale of the universe makes religious
stories look like ancient tribal myths.
Ancient people imagine themselves at the
center of creation because they did not
know how large the universe is. Modern
astronomy exposes how small we really
are. Yet religion still repeats the old
claim that it is all about us.
Another question that religion cannot
answer is how a perfect God can create
imperfect humans and then blame them for
being imperfect. If you create something
with flaws, you are responsible for
those flaws. If a company sells a phone
with a faulty battery, the company is
responsible for the fire risk. But
religion says God created humans with
desire, fear, selfishness, and
confusion. then later punishes humans
for acting according to the nature they
were created with. If a god wanted
humans to be perfect, God could have
created them perfect. If a god wanted
humans to avoid mistakes, God could have
shaped their minds to avoid wrong
choices. The idea of blaming humans for
being human makes no sense unless you
see religion as a system that needs
guilt to maintain control.
Another powerful question is why God
only performs miracles that match human
imagination. People imagine water
turning into wine, people walking on
water, burning bushes, talking animals,
or angels with wings. These were the
kinds of supernatural events ancient
people thought were impressive. But none
of these events match the real laws of
biology or physics. They are the
imagination of people who lived without
science. If a god truly wanted to
demonstrate power, God could alter the
rotation of earth, shift stars, create
visible patterns in the sky that
everyone can see or reveal knowledge
unknown to humans. Yet, no religion
reports miracles that reveal advanced
scientific knowledge. This suggests that
the miracles were invented by people
limited by the imagination of their time.
time.
There is also the question of why God
answers small prayers but ignores
massive tragedies. Religious people
often say God helped them find lost
keys, pass an exam or get a job. But at
the same time, millions of children
starve, millions suffer from diseases,
and countless people die in conflicts
and disasters.
If God helps with small personal
requests but ignores enormous suffering,
then the God is not loving. If God is
loving but does not help, then God is
not powerful. If God is powerful but
does not know, then God is not all knowing.
knowing.
Religion tries to escape this by
claiming that God works in mysterious
ways. But mystery is not an answer. It
is a way to avoid the question. A loving
parent would not help one child tie
their shoelaces while ignoring another
child being crushed under a building.
All these questions reveal something
important. Religion does not answer
basic common sense questions because
religion was never designed to answer
questions. Religion was designed to give
people stories, comfort, and control
long before humans had the tools to
understand nature. When knowledge
expands, religion shrinks. The space
where God once lived becomes smaller
with every discovery. Storms were once
the anger of gods. Now we understand
weather patterns. Diseases were once
demons or curses. Now we understand
germs and immunity. Earthquakes were
punishment for human behavior. Now we
understand plate tectonics.
Every time humans learn more about the
world, the need for supernatural
explanations becomes smaller.
And this is the real reason religion
cannot answer common sense questions.
The questions expose the human origin of
religious ideas. They show that religion
is built on assumptions, fear, and
tradition rather than truth. Religion
relies on authority, not evidence. It
relies on belief, not explanation. It
relies on repetition, not understanding.
Once you start asking simple questions,
the structure begins to collapse. You do
not need to attack religion
aggressively. You only need to think
that is enough.
This is why religion continues to weaken
over time. Not because people are
becoming immoral, but because people are
learning to think for themselves. They
are asking the questions that earlier
generations were afraid to ask. They are
noticing the contradictions that earlier
generations ignored. They are choosing
reality over tradition.
And once that choice is made, religious
answers lose their power.
This video encourages you to continue
asking questions. Ask them with
curiosity, not fear. Ask them with
honesty, not guilt. Ask them because
truth deserves to be discovered, not
inherited. These common sense questions
do not require advanced philosophy. They
only require the courage to look at
religion with clear eyes. And once you
do, the truth becomes obvious. Religion
cannot answer these questions because
religion was never built on answers. It
was built on stories. The moment you
look beyond the stories, you begin to
understand the world in a deeper,
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