>From Alternet.org Why Atheism May Be The Best Way to Understand God, by Larry Beinhart (Two excerpts) Nowadays, it is common to hear things like "God is Energy," or the Universe, or Love, or That Which Quarks Come From (heard that one last night, with great conviction and certainty).
If the word of God is true, it makes a certain amount of sense that people will kill and die for it. Understanding that is pretty straightforward. But if people are killing and dying for a delusion, then there's some explaining to do. http://www.alternet.org/story/113063/why_atheism_may_be_the_best_way_to_understand_god/ _____________________________ venantius