I have often thought of these three entities as something that should be discussed together as they are intrinsically related, and their relationship, if understood, might enable Man to take a giant step toward peace in this world.

Homer Smith in his book "Man and his Gods" has pointed out that mankind has worshiped no less than 4000 Gods during his life on earth, and has explained the mythic origins of virtually all of them. It is his belief that Man is part of Nature, no more and no less, and that Man is nothing more than an evolved animal, the highest of all the species. There is a natural explanation for his presence and no need for any supernatural hypotheses. All religions were human created and were appropriate to their times and places .All served to explain the "inexplicable," or phenomena that were not understood. Some were as simple as worshiping the sun, as the origin of all energy and life, while others were extremely complex. In short, however, all sought to pacify Man's concerns and fears. Unfortunately, over time, many religions became competitive and fought each other. Today, as in the past, many of the world's problems are directly traceable to religious differences and are a problem for mankind to resolve in the future. Is it possible to reduce the numbers of religions in the world? I think so.

All religions vie, in one sense or another, with each other for converts and souls and are selling "redemption," "salvation," "paradise," or a "life hereafter," etc. All are selling one thing or another and are competitive. By taxing all religions there are many which could not make it and would disappear. There wouldn't be a church on every corner. To be sure it is the major religions in this world that are the culprits and we must focus our attention on convincing them that they were all products of myths and that none has any more validity than the others. Reason must prevail and ignorance be eliminated. Science must take over and solve our problems. Science answers the question of "How" things happen, whereas Religions try to answer "Why" things happen. They seeks philosophical answers. Dr. Beadle, a noble laureate in Genetics , said he could explain everything on earth given the atomic table (allowing time to fill in some gaps) except the origin of hydrogen, and at that point he was stumped. Not until that stage did he accept the need for an original creator or God.