Ever human is a god.
All gods are of equal standing.
We (the free human souls) will deal with the religious cancer as well.
Creator of the universe are humans, it's a natural progression, nobody created a God.
Yes Religion over the years caused tremendous pain and suffering.
The only realistic strategy to deal with this evil is to ignore it. Stand proud and tall like a grown men and not fall cowardly on the knees or bang the head against the wall or whatever the local guru wants you to do.
God is totally real. Nobody can regrow an arm or hand if they lose it in an accident.
Nature is a machine. We of this age have little excuse to not see God in nature. Why? Because science is proving more and more every day that nature is a complex machine made up vast numbers of other complex machines.
Machines have makers. If we are this universe's makers, when and how? Show us? We don't even know how the thing works. And, we get old and die rather than staying alive forever.
Stand humble and tall, walking humbly with Maker, God... acting justly and loving mercy, just as God does.