[afterthefact]

It doesn't bother me if people feel differently than I do, as long as they firmly believe it.

What I can't stand that I've seen a lot of here is complete apathy towards the question of where we came from. Sure, in your day to day life, it doesn't affect you. You aren't putting your pants on differently than an atheist because you believe in God. But overall, in your role as a human being (and you do have a roll, even if you chose not to fulfill it), you need to decide for yourself one way or the other.

Because if there is a God, it is very important to know if he plans to do anything about the conditions in the world and if you need to do anything specific in order to benefit from his plans.

But if there is not a God, than you need to be willing to try and step in, try and make some changes in the world yourself.

The fact is, the world is going to crap, and as long as you firmly believe one way or the other, even if you are wrong in the end, you can at least say you tried.