Christians, prove your minds aren't molested by fear.

[Mudhammam]

Well, the sock is getting a bit crinkly, it could use a night off...

I call bullshit. There is no possible way you can know why people believe in God, it's different for everyone. Besides, belief had to come before terror. Terror before belief makes no sense because if you don't believe then you have nothing to be scared of. . Like you don't.

Terror doesn't have to strike through religion. Religions are just really effective at striking terror. It's how authoritarian systems function.

OK, I'll admit you lost me completely there.

Re-read your comparison. It's irrelevant.

I can totally entertain the possibility God is not real, and I really don't think he'd be bothered by anything I write on a forum. What I won't play along with is saying something I don't believe just to prove a point have no interest in proving (that I have no fear of God, cos I do) just to please someone I don't know (you).

However would, as I said, do it for a pound. Because whilst I am fearful of God, I'm not fearful that he'll get the arse with me over something like this.

Fair enough. I just don't want to hear people lie to themselves by saying, "I don't believe in religion X because of fear" out of one side of their mouth while out of the other claiming it is their duty to save mankind from some kind of undesirable eternal fate. It's not honest. And if we're going to have debate, it should be honest.