Atheists, tell me, a Roman Catholic: why should I become an atheist?

[Chas]

I'm curious to know what you imagine these babies in heaven to be? Are they forever infants or fetuses? Is their "soul" somehow grown upon their arrival, or do they age in some sense while there?

Is any of this anything other than a sentimental fancy on the part of people who can't bear to think of babies and other children dying?

Lol interesting question. 

There is no physical body in the afterlife, just souls, so I don't particularly imagine them in any way. I'll also add that Heaven/Hell is a state of being, not a particular place.

Interesting claim.  What is your evidence?

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Um, are we reading the same thing? Lol.

Nothing you posted is contradictory to what I've been saying, and I don't understand why you said "they're trying on a polite way to say "They don't go to heaven"", when the thing you posted specifically says we have every reason to be hopeful that they DO.  

Bottom line is exactly as I said earlier on in this thread, FM: The Church can't claim to know what happens to the souls of anyone except canonized Saints.

Sorry, no. They can't even know that - there is no evidence that those claims are true. It's all made up.