You know, your a really good writer. Good job on this article, I liked the way you put it.

However, you're wrong. The universe didn't just "appear." It didn't spontaneously explode from atoms. After all, the atoms themselves would have had to come from something.

But God is the answer! By God, I mean Christ Jesus and the God from the Bible. It's the only logical answer, and everything has a logical answer. There isn't just no answer. Nothing works like that, as we all know.

Please don't take this comment the wrong way. I hope that you will think about it for a while. More than five minutes. If you will, think about it a little throughout your day, or even week, or forever until you come up with your answer.

Good luck!

                                 -Josh

Like I said, this is an opinion piece, and I was simpley saying that my opinion on this subject was different from the authors.  And obviously different than yours.  No gimmicks, no trick, those were my intensions true and honest.  I did not intend to pick on the author and I apologize if I came off that way.  However, I will mot change my opinion in the sence that I felt like this article's angle looked down on those who are religious.

I think we both agree that other religious articles have a MUCH more condescending angle and are openly rude and purposfully offensive- but I never, as tyou put it, try to "fry" even those who write that kind of article.  Again, religion is a personal thing and I beleive everyone has a right to there own opinion on it.  If people shoudl choose to be rude, then I shall point out that I think they are being rude, voice my opinion, and explain.  I will not "fry" them, because I beleive then I would be doing an equally wrong thing.

sorry agnotTheodd ... wrong word. didnt mean to be insulting. what im trying to get at is that no one has the capability to love perfectly. im sure your parents love you more than anything else on this planet, more than themselves. and thats saying something. and i know what its like to love pets ... the worst night of my life was the night my dog got hit by a car and died. 

and love for people is insanely complicated sometimes. if someone told all the people they knew just how much they loved them i have a feeling they would be received as weird/strange/creepy. 

so no, i guess that love is not superficial. it's just not perfect. 

Yes, it's true that this article doesn't have nearly a condescending an air as most religious aricles do, but I don't think this is anywhere near neutral.  And of coarse, it doesn't have to be.  Religion and spiritualism is a personol concept.  This is an 'opinion' piece as well, thereby giving any writer the full right to any angle they choose.

I just can't say I cared for this angle, because I do feel that this paticular angle looks down on people who do not share the author's view, even if not as much as other articles.

To say being christian gives you higher standards and morals is a prime example of religious elitism.  Being christian makes you no more moral than the next person.

For instance, what about all those Christian wackos who decide to go kill a couple people cuz y'know, God just told them to.

Umm...There we go again with that elitism that pops up with most religious people.  You clearly have higher standards because you have accepted the lord into your heart whereas folks like me, who choose not to believe, are clearly sinners with low values and standards.

How about those Christian wackos who go onto kill men, women, and children under "orders from God"?  Sounds moral to me.  What's your contention?

helloworldyourock, are you suggesting that the love my parents have for me is superficial?  The love between me and my dogs is superficial?  The love between me and my best friend (who also appreciates the title of girlfriend) is superficial?  That is just about the most insulting thing I have ever heard.  Religious elitism needs to take a hike.

And you, snickerlover, you apparently respect the point of view then go on to prattle on about how every atheist you have met is miserable.  "I respect you, but ill make a generic assumption about you anyway even though I haven't met you."

i agree with bennyB and snickerlover ...

there is nothing like knowing you are loved in spite of sin we cannot comprehend. loved more than we can comprehend. can anyone on the planet honestly say that they do not mind only being loved superficially? 

Well... first, that comment was reply was very very rude.

And secondly, I was raised in a very holy household. My grandfather is a preacher, my grandmother writes about God... And let me tell you one thing.. He is there. Just because we can't see Him does not mean there is no God.

I do respect your point of view though.

Last year, I lived with an atheist, and her family members were godless believers too. I have to say she was very miserable. Along with all the other atheist I've met.