Originally Posted by davidclickpapa

i am an atheist. or agnostic at best. to put it short: i dismiss the idea of a deity or pre-written fate.

but i firmly think that there Was a period of time for humankind when religion was necessary. when humanity was still in its cradle, morality was also in its early steps. right now in 2015 we are pretty much aware of things like "if i kill an other man, it is not good for him". but back then it wasn't the case. ancients Had to be frightened with unforeseen consequences if they commit a crime, but now we know better. my 2 cents: our world is ready to leave religion behind, just like you don't carry the raft on your back after you got off from it at the riverbank.

Originally Posted by PR_Glen

i'm pretty sure its just over pretentious atheists who claim God is some form of super hero who comes in and rescues people from evil. I've never heard a religious person say they are safe from any harm because of their faith.

let people believe what they want. I guarantee none of us have it all figured out more than they have.