The one God, the Almighty does not dwell on a mountain. He does not dwell in Mecca. He does not dwell in a church. He does not dwell in mosque... Do not allow your mind perceive God as a man enclosed in house or perched on a mountain... But all belong to Almighty God... the mountains, the hills, the rivers, the sun, the moon, the stars... Do not be ignorant brother.

Psalm 138:2 "I will bow down toward your holy temple...". Genesis 28:16-18 "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God...". 1 Chronicles 6:47-49 "...the house of God." "Behold! We gave the site, To Abraham, of the (Sacred) House (i.e., the Kaaba)..." Quran 22:26-27

Purity is possible. The only thing is that it is costly.

Otherwise beauty isn't about attainability. The less attainable a thing is, the more beautiful. At least in many cases.

God and religions remains the most ancient human inventions. Add to that some ancient texts declared as holy and you have a perfect human control tool at literally no cost.

It's funny that God could find it fit to talk to Ancient humans but not to us today. I know he works in amazing ways but bible, Koran etc or any book for that matter is the worst form of communication he could choose. Why not speak to us in person instead of asking Moses to see him secretly in a mountain yet he could easily speak to all of us at one go (the book says it's because of our sins, we are unfit in his presence - but if you used your head it's clear that you did not create yourself. The creater should have been more careful and thoughtful in his creation to create a more perfect being that could please him)

I used to take the bible serious until I found numerous contradictions and absurd laws no single believer could practice especially in the old testament. No wonder they invented the new testament to create more relevance.
Unfortunately if you find the period gap between when first gospel was written and when Jesus lived there is over 20 years gap which makes you wonder if they had such a good memory to remember all that.

I must confess I am not well versed in Islam but if you disprove one deity, you disprove them all.

Finally for those who knew our own Kenyan God "Wanyonyi" who died of malaria. Don't be amazed if 100 years from today people will believe that he was indeed God!

It's true that religion is a good bonding tool among the members who practice it. My argument though or at least the point I was making is that there is no other utility beyond this life. It is not magical nor is it glamorous. Though we can choose which religion to belong to, it is also a great source of misery to a good number of people. Some examples include people getting taken advantage of in this world say by politicians like @Kusadikika noted who are quick to remind believers that they will get rewarded in heaven! Others kill fellow humans expecting to get concubines in next life! Others kill themselves in caves in religious suicide to quicken their redemption!

All I wish we can do more is to acknowledge that we humans are just like all animals (we are born, we eat, we procreate to pass on our genes and then we die). While animals practice no religion, they have an enriching life here only trying to survive. They don't expect redemption at a later point. We too can do the same and know that we only have one shot and nothing exists beyond this life.

If I can speak of myself, I feel more relived knowing there is no hell waiting for me at end of my few days here. Of course there is the disappointment of not going to heaven, but hey, the probability of getting there is also slim even among the practicing believers!

Well, I acknowledge that many people are predisposed into religion and just like Karl Max noted..."The struggle against religion is, therefore, indirectly the struggle against that world whose spiritual aroma is religion." He went further to observe "Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.".

Lastly, my hope is that about 200 thousand years to come, humans might evolve into more rational beings who will drop the religion tag and face life for what it is!

The above is exactly why @tycho tells you that some of you are arguing from point of ignorance. We have said again and again you do not judge a think by the individuals who claim to follow it. There is truth and there are imposers. Discuss what that religion teaches and not what you see the so-called followers do.

You cannot divorce religion from the believer. Religion is like a radio station and believing is like tuning in to the right channel.

A non believer is telling the believer "mimi sisikii chochote, hii radio haiongei" and the believer says, you need to tune in, you need to believe, you need to have faith.

If you are a non believer do not feel pressured to declare a belief if you have not heard the call. Be open, listen to various people, listen to Alphdoti, listen to christian pastors, read some Buddhist texts keep playing with the dial, you will catch something.

If you don't catch anything don't despair pengine uko nyuma ya mlima na huko hakuna network. Keep moving and maybe one day you will get to a point where there is a strong signal. Some believe as children, some in their youth, some in their old age, some on their death bed, some never will and that is all OK.

Really? It might have introduced it to the Islamic faithfull, but the rest of the world rely on even earlier sources.
The writings of ancient Greek Astronomers, such as Hipparchus & Aristarchus, had already put forth the Heliocentric concept earlier than the first century BC, long before Islam came into being.
Hipparchus confirmed in his writings that his studies derived from knowledge accumulated over many millennia, and listed as his mentors Babylonian Astronomers of Erech.
Copernicus simply reconstructed ancient ideas and even attributed the theory to Aristarchus.