Have you ever given books like the bible or the quran a chance and actually read them? Don't you think that maybe there is a cha

My name is Joshua (my grandparents insisted I have a biblical name). I live in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Ever seen a horse and buggy? I drove around around 3 on my way to work this morning. You can’t even go to the public restroom in this town without finding religious tracts all over the sinks and toilets. My point? I am very familiar with religion.

There certainly is a chance. Which God are we talking about though?

There are literally thousands of religions being practiced today. Here are 20 of the most popular, along with an estimate of the number of followers:

Christianity: 2.1 billion
Islam: 1.3 billion
Hinduism: 900 million
Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
Buddhism: 376 million
African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
Sikhism: 23 million
Juche: 19 million
Spiritism: 15 million
Judaism: 14 million
Baha’i: 7 million
Jainism: 4.2 million
Shinto: 4 million
Cao Dai: 4 million
Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
Tenrikyo: 2 million
Neo-Paganism: 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
Scientology: 500 thousand

You think their gods are imaginary, and they think your God is imaginary.

I really try to stick to science on this blog but every once and a while….