The case of religion and God

I have nothing against people's religions and their concept of god. But I feel it is necessary that people get the right idea of god and understand the true purpose of religion. I am an atheist, but I very much respect others' faith and expect them to do the same to me. God and religion, besides the ever lasting discussion of whether or not are true, are meant to inspire people to a good life. Nothing more than that. But then, why is there war in the name of God? God gives inspiration. Just like how Star Wars, Rocky Balboa training and the idea of hobbits triumphing inspires me. The reason is people think that fairy tale stories are for real. God is an invention of mankind. It's not wrong to believe in God at all. Many people need it to keep things on an even keel. But squandering your money and wasting your life in the name of service to God is not simple bull shit. I have seen the dearest of my friends and relatives do this. There is nothing more important than your own lives. Discover your talents and work on them. Never for a moment think God will save you without you putting in enough smart work.

There was this essay competition in my intra college culturals called Carpe Diem, which I won writing under the topic 'The Nature of reality'. In it I made a proposal which may seem ridiculous to many. It was this : Many believe the Ramayana and Mahabaratha are works of fact. And the evidence produced when the factual nature of the books is questioned is the the discovery of the city of Dwaraka under water, the existence of a place called Kurukshetra and the Indo-Sri Lankan bridge. Fine. 'The Da Vinci Code' is a runaway hit of fiction which is largely set at the Louvre, Paris. Say, for example, Paris drowns due to global warming. And 500 years from now, Paris is discovered under water and a copy of 'The Da Vinci Code' sans the opening declaration page by Dan Brown is retrieved. There is a fair chance to say that that generation of people will believe the events in 'The Da Vinci Code' to be totally true, that a person named Robert Langdon actually raced through the museum looking for clues, under the pretext that the Louvre which features in the book has been discovered. Now, this is no good. Similarly, in my opinion, the evidence produced for the factual nature of religious books is no good. You are welcome to disagree with me. An answer to this can never be found. But what we can do is get a strong hold of our lives and turn to religion for inspiration when needed and not take it too seriously.

I deeply regret it if I have offended anyone's faith as it is not my intention.
May the force be with you! :D:D