Drich Wrote:I was as devote as any 'devote' Christian turned atheist. A title that more than one of you has claimed in our discussions.
I'm not questioning how devout you were. I'm just saying that once you decide to petition god for anything, you cease to be an atheist.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell