Because the Bible Tells Me So

It was Mark Twain who said, "God created man in his own image. Well now, who thought that up?" One of humanity's most enduring curiosities, and if there is a God somewhere it must keep him up at night roaring with laughter, is the game of My God Can Beat Up Your God that has had groups of people at each other's throats throughout recorded time and caused unimaginable suffering. I don't consider myself an atheist or agnostic, and my intention here isn't to knock or praise either, but I'd hazard a guess that neither of them has ever taken a single life because of their religious beliefs, or lack thereof.