Contrary

Thought:

God is a santa clause for adults. Just like kids who believe in santa and hear the songs that press that they will be rewarded with great gifts if they are good this year, adults who believe in god read the bible and go to church and are told that if they do good things and lead a charitable life, they will be rewarded with gods favor and a spot in heaven.
It seems to me like santa was made up partly with the intentions of attempting to alter childrens behavior with promises from a figure who does not exist. Now, looking at how wide spread christmas is celebrated, and the fact that santa is generally held to be considered a fairy tale, is it really that outrageous to say that god is another made up character used to alter peoples behavior with promise of reward after death?
The concept of good and evil is elementary. Through all the education i've had on world history and such, i've learned about many different cultures, who all have their own different religions. Every one of these religions are based on good and evil, if you're good, good things are in store, if your bad, bad things are in store, during life and after death. With all of these different religions, how can someone believe that their religion is fact and the others fiction? Considering all of the die hard believers in every other religion, who would rather die than utter the words that their god is nothing but a work of fiction.

These are some thoughts i've been pondering for a while, thought i'd see what you all think of them. I'm not trying to start any flames, i'm an objective thinker, open to any comments or eye openers.