Die Hard - Gaza Strip

I have spent a few hours in the past week or so reading about the current conflict in the "Holy Land" and I have to say that I have been left in awe over this situation. I have always thought that the Israel/Palestine/Lebanon/Syria/Egypt/(every other country in the Mideast) conflict is pretty ridiculous and a clear example on how religion always kills more than it inspires.

I cannot believe that Hamas (AFTER 500 Palestinians dead) is still bombing Israel.
I cannot believe that Israel tries to justify the death of 500 "clearly not Hamas militants" Palestinians.
I cannot believe that Egypt has closed the border with Gaza which makes the only escape route for hundreds of thousands civilians from non-stop bombardment.
I cannot believe that United States President George W. Bush's only response to the situation is "it is Hamas' fault."
I cannot believe that the United Nations is looking at the situation like a kid spectator at a ball game.
Perhaps, more shocking than the rest:
I cannot believe that when religious fanatics act pretty recklessly in the name of religion, it still shocks me.

Here is a thought, how about we try, for one year, to live without religion...just try it...No religious nuts, no killing in the name of god, no cutting people's arms off, no killing your daughters, no waging religious wars....

Actually I fear that fictional world more than the real one, because people need to be lied to and tricked into believing that there is something that exist who is more powerful than them. Many people believe that religion is an invention of man, but why?

People cling to religion because they do not want to think and contemplate about what happens to them once they die, they rather believe in the fairy tale of heaven and hell. How scary is it if there was no such thing as an afterlife? Wow, that's a fearful thought!