Quote Originally Posted by Lion View Post
Fair enough question. But when there are 800 million Hindus, between 3-4 billion between Christian and Muslims, that's more then half the planet.
That only means there are lots of people who believe in gods. Doesn't make those gods any more real.

I don't know if there are an abundance of people who worship a god who they believe doesn't love them
I believe that the vast majority of believers only believe what they are told to believe. They have been frightened into believing that their "loving" god will burn them for eternity if they don't go to church every week and donate their money.

or have the general characteristics that the three monotheistic religions attribute to god
Many of those characteristics they do NOT agree on. Such as the trinity.

if there are non mainstream religions that have a god who they know is supposed to hate humans
Satanism? I don't know how mainstream it is, but it's been around for a long time.

having faith in something that you hope has some control of the universe, that's god.
That's gravity.

Honestly? I'm more concerned about politicians who decide to use my religion for political mudslinging to win votes.
I'm more concerned about those same politicians infecting the government with their religious beliefs, bringing on a Christian (in the US) theocracy.

A random pastor at some church with no national or major regional presence is a far cry from shit that's already happening.
That's how it begins, though. Convert (or pervert, depending on your point of view) young minds who are basically trapped by their parents into believing. Then loose them on the rest of the world when they've grown.

I think atheists need not worry
Spoken like a theist.

lunatics are more concerned about that moozlim (read brown) guy in town and their crazy mosques, and preventing gay rights.
Lunatics are concerned over anyone who is different from themselves. Whether they are Muslim, Hindu, Atheist or Satanist. My concern is the lunatics who have a following, and are getting elected to office. They scare the hell out of me!