Quote Originally Posted by Glides
The Bible is a novel, just like Harry Potter, The Wizard of Oz and any other fantasy novel out there.

If you were to destroy all literature and 1000 years from now a Harry Potter book was found, he would be the new Jesus Christ. That's just how people are. They need to know that they are the center of things and that there is something waiting for them after death so that they don't lose all hope in life. Without that, the weak minded will fail.
Very well explained. I have quiet a few words I would like to add myself. People in this world are lucky to suffer the things that we experience once, and for all. They don't realize that when you suffer, you become stronger and stronger, but if you doubt yourself you will become weaker, and more weaker. You will never accomplish something if you have no hope. Suffering has become a great potential in this world. We as human beings IRL need to treat each other how we want to be treated. It's not necessarily based on religion, but we were given a perfect present in which we call a "life" from God, who expects us to make the best out of it. That is to obtain the pursuit of happiness in which ever way we go.