Freethinkers/Atheists/Naturalists Unite

[Apocalipstic]

When I study history I can understand why so many people were/are drawn to religion. Life is not fair, and for many I think that religion could say that even if you had 12 children die of Malaria and a drunken husband who beat you and so on, you could count on many crowns in heaven. When life is really harsh, it has to seem comforting to know that after death, things will be better than anyone alive can even imagine...Except, there is zero proof of heaven or hell, or that we go anywhere after death.

I remember in 5th grade, kids in my class were laughing at the "ridiculous" things the Greeks and Romans believed religiously and I remember saying something about these myths not being very different than Bible stories. In fact, they all sounded like explanations for the unexplainable. The need to know, to be in control of one's future.

Here and now is what counts. How we treat people today. That is all we have really.