Religious Confusion

I’m not sure I believe in religion Not as explained in the Bibles I’ve read I don’t think heaven or hell Is a place we go when we’re dead I don’t like thinking of life as a test Being judged be some omnipotent God Although I believe in the difference between right and wrong And you might find that rather odd For survival of our species It’s important that morality rules And to explain the unexplainable Gods were created to appease the fools To make mankind survive and behave He needed to follow a righteous path So heavenly reward for doing the right thing Was invented in a story that would last I am impressed by man’s ingenuity And acknowledge that religions help individuals cope I would not try to influence you not to believe If that is what gives you hope But much evil has also come from these beliefs Discrimination, hatred and repression Doesn’t matter which religion you practice History has taught us this sad lesson I feel that I am merely mortal And lack the capacity to understand Whatever the reality of God is It can’t be known by a mortal man This is the struggle with which I wrestle Lacking the faith to believe what I was taught But if we stuck to the basic dogma of most religions I think the similarities would all be caught Do good and love thy neighbor Treat others like you want to be treated yourself Then who cares which God you believe in Or what bible sits on your shelf