Do You Ever Miss God?

[Rhondazvous]

Wow, that's deep to equate the life of atheism with a prison sentence or death row. For me it's more like giving up an extremely pretty piece of glass for a diamond. True, we can no longer take comfort in what we know is not real, but even though atheism gives us a big dose of reality, that reality is no more empty than what we put in it. Take comfort in knowing that you are free.

I do take comfort in that; religion, for me, was always the square peg in a round hole, and I never could come to believe in it, which is why I abandoned it.  Still, the prospect of an afterlife is absolutely delightful, but it's the modern equivalent of chasing a rainbow.

That's true. And when you really think about it, it's not really all that hot to live for eternity under the scrutiny of a god who can read our thoughts before we think them and considers them as much a sin as our actions.