[Lestat]

Well, you're right that his essay isn't likely to cure any religious person from fictitious beliefs. But the guy does nail it. Perhaps the rational thinking people of this world have long been too polite and accepting of those with ridiculous belief systems. I don't mean to sound like a hard liner, but..

If it gives you comfort to believe that an invisible being is lurking amongst the TRILLIONS of stars and focusing in on one tiny planet in one small galaxy out of billions, so that you can personally go to some special invisible place when you die, that's fine. Whatever gets you through the night. We should all be tolerant of such beliefs. They have a right to that belief. They can all get together and conregrate in their churches, temples, and synogues, etc. But leave this [censored] the [censored] out of politics and important world matters!!