Can you wrap your mind around the reality of this?

No, but I can wrap my mind around reality.

I'm with you Delia!  Anyone who believes in any type of god in any religion, would agree that we can't go through life alone.  Spirituality is important.  I respect those who don't believe in a god and hope that they respect me.  It seems that many bloggers on this website get very defensive when someone posts anything that deals with religion.  It would be great if we could just have a civilized conversation about each of our opinions without insulting each other.  Tolerance comes from learning about each other, not attacking people that don't agree with you.  I don't think that robbwillis was attacking  Delia in this post but it is sarcastic.  I know that this post is not going to make a huge difference but if it affects one person's attitude when it comes to lashing out at other's beliefs, then wonderful.

Me? Sarcastic?

Thanks for the benefit of the doubt, JenFord. Sagefever asked me recently what I would do if one of our crazier religious nuts did finally go away. Well, I probably would miss his totally laughable yet gruesome posts. All religions can't be the right one, but if you're going to come on the blogs and claim your supernatural being is the one true one, the others will consider it an insult and the atheists will have their fun.  

Not defensive, JenFord, just reminding those (especially the young) who are questioning dogmatic religious beliefs, even questioning whether there *IS* a God, that lots of folks have come to the conclusion that there is no God. 

Those people came to that conclusion quite often at the cost of friendships and family relationships, were looked down upon and actually insulted by people who fail to give the atheist point of view the same tolerance they expect of their religious beliefs.  It's easier now, but still not "easy," to come out as an atheist.  That others share the same conclusion makes it a little bit easier still.

AWESOME!

TOTALLY AWESOME!