Religion

Here's just one counter argument. Assuming there is a conscious, purposeful "God" (we'll name it OG for convenience), what if Og values ration/reason above blind faith? What if Og intends to punish people who blindly follow religious leaders? What if Og wanted to find humans who could think on their own and intends to destroy all of the blind faith followers?

Voltaire said something like, "Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities."

One thing is certain, if Og is Jehovah of the King James Bible, everyone is well and truly fucked.

What kind of god what tell the devil, "Have you considered my servant, Job. . ." God sicked the devil on Job just to fuck with him. I'm familiar with the apologetics. God didn't allow the devil to mess with Job; Job did it to himself by being proudful, and that God was merely helping Job grow in character.

What kind of sick parent would put an evil being on notice that their child was ripe for the pickings? What kind of parent would watch their child walk to close to a raging river, warn them not to go near the slippery rocks, and then cop an attitude, "Oh well, serves them right. I told them not to walk next to river. ----Guess I'll have to find another child to help [torment] into becoming a better being. . ."?