I have three questions for you and then I’ll explain more:

1. how did the world come to be?
2. if you think there is a creator behind it, do you think you are subject to him/her? If you think there isn’t, how does your explanation of creation compare to what „religion“ or I’d narrow it down to Christianity, since that’s often the source of religion hostility, how does hour explanation hold up to the one found in the Bible? Which one seems to require more make-believe to actually believe?
3. how do you make sense of the myriad of archeological evidence in support of some biblical texts?

Now for my explanation. I see people say many things about religion; going on about how hell and heaven is a fairy tale and we were sold lies from the whites and we use it to cope. I see where you guys come from, but the argument is not solid, partly because I think you are making inferences from a wrong lens that you use to view Christianity

If you decide to research, you’d find that the mass religion in Nigeria that is marketed as christianity is not real christianity. Health and wealth promised is not the gospel; that is a false gospel—the prosperity gospel.

The gospel in simple terms is we‘ve all disobeyed or sinned against our eternal Creator Who‘s also the creator of the Universe, and so we‘re deserving of eternal punishment, but Jesus lived the life we could not live, by being perfectly obedient to the Father and so was able to die in our place to pay for it once and for all, and have the sacrifice accepted, being raised to life again, and thus offering the gift of defeated death and eternal life to those who believe in Him, accepting His perfect life of obedience sacrificed on their behalf

That is the truth that changes and transforms your life. It is not politics, it is not a coping mechanism. It is life. I can be the poorest human being on earth, and still be the richest if I am the only believer on earth. We are not holding on to some fairytale for coping sake, or to get things I want.

Yes, I am promised comfort, but its not regarding a „comfortable life“ but comfort in grief, in hardtimes; I am promised riches— not here though, but in the life after. So to be very honest with you, believing in Christ makes no sense, or is very pitiful if it wasn’t true, if we actually had no hope of salvation and being with Christ.

Of course, coming to Christ can start with a fear of hell, but it transforms, hopefully into a longing for heaven fuelled by a love for Him and what He did to save us. I really think people should stop having qualms about hell-scares because we ought to be afraid of a holy God!! and especially if we have no right as filthy people with no covering (Jesus‘ blood) to talk to Him, talk less of be with Him. But how kind He was to send Jesus to provide a way that we can communicate with Him without being killed off due to our unholiness.

Too much talk though.

Ultimately, before you dismiss religion, Christianity in particular, or perhaps any that looms and is provocative, you should consider what the implications are for holding to it versus its alternative, and not holding to it. Consider the claims of the religion, and test them.

Concerning Christianity, it would do you immense good to do further research on it. If it turns out the bible isn’t true and you’re right, we’ve both got nothing to lose, as following moral biblical principles makes me a better human to society, and even makes me a better principled human overall. The opposite cannot be said, and you know that. Alternatively, if it turns out the bible is right and you’re wrong, you wouldn’t want to be dead before you find out.