Faith and Piano Tuners

What would the 4 ½ billion people who deny Jesus is  their savior think of Christians claims? I’m speaking about the claims that snakes and donkeys talked, that the earth was made in six days, that dead men come back alive, that it's actually possible to drink the blood and eat the flesh of a long dead religious leader, that during a great flood the water rose 15 cubits above the highest mountain where the temperature at that altitude would be 43 degrees below zero. Things like that.

The definition of delusion is: "A persistent false belief held in the face of strong contradictory evidence, especially as a symptom of a psychiatric condition." If we string out the logic, there is no other conclusion we can come to than the fact that faith is the starter drug which leads to delusion.

The definition of faith is: “belief in, devotion to, or trust in somebody or something, especially without logical proof”.

The faith of the 9-11 hijackers was so strong it led to their delusion that they would be met in Paradise by 72 beautiful virgins. No proof required.

The faith that Muhammad received revelations from an angel in a cave with no witnesses, leads Muslims to the delusion that the Koran is true and that he rode a winged horse to heaven and back. No proof required. 

The faith that Mormons have that Joseph Smith, with no witnesses present, actually talked to an angel named “Moroni”  who directed him to a book with gold pages inscribed in a “lost” language, complete with magic reading glasses, lead them to the delusion that their Book of Mormon is actually true. No proof required.

The faith that Catholics have that a few words mumbled over a cracker and some wine, lead them to the delusion that it actually (not symbolically; actually) turns into the flesh and blood of a long dead religious leader. No proof required. 

Clearly then, as illustrated by all these examples, faith leads to delusion, a persistent false belief held in the face of strong contradictory evidence

This is frightening. 7.2 billion persons on this earth and a large majority are not only delusional but stand ready to act on their delusions.

Richard Dawkins, world-renowned evolutionary biologist asks: "Would the most advanced life-form in the universe devise such grand concepts as DNA, nuclear fusion, and quantum mechanics and then spend all eternity fussing about whether you regularly sing to him, vote against gay marriage, or accept on faith that the earth is 6,000 years old when there is a mountain of evidence to the contrary? Frankly, I don't believe in an all-knowing, all-powerful creator. But even if I did, I'm certain he would want us to think for ourselves and eschew such claptrap."

It's worse than Dr. Dawkins thinks. Some churches even bicker over whether they should play a piano or have musical instruments. Once they get that sorted out with their god maybe he can turn his attention to the millions of children who starve to death each year. My personal hope is the "no music" adherents win out. They could probably save one child from starvation just on the money they spend each year on piano tuners.