On my way home from church, I was thinking about those church ladies who keep sending anonymous messages to me. They keep saying that I am going to hell, but they don’t know I was already there in 1967. It used to be in western Louisiana, but it was closed down years ago. Termites, I think.
Most of them also seem to want to pray for me, so I have a bargain to offer them. I will allow them to pray for me if they will consent to having me think for them. Bertrand Russell once said that most people would rather die than think, and it is obvious that someone needs to do some critical thinking for my anonymous church lady cousins.
However, this is still a free country, at least until the Tea Party takes over. So, I can think whatever I want even without their consent, and they can pray for whatever they want, even if nobody is listening.
Mike Smith
Lincoln Street, LaGrange
You're response "To see if all atheists view the world with such pessimism you would have to ask all atheists," is indeed correct. By your reasoning I must admit their may be optimistic atheists since I can't question them all; by your own reasoning you must then admit that since you cannot possibly search all of the universe for God it is possible that God does indeed exist. Thanks for clearing that up.
They can have their glory for now. But they like everyone else will either here on earth or at the final judgement kneel before an almighty God.
As for where you are going after you die, I couldn't possibly care less. It would be nice, however, if you would use your time here on earth for something constructive rather than constantly being critical. Do all atheists view the world with such pessimism?