Just throwing it out there. I always found it disappointing when I would find out that people that I thought were reasonably intelligent, and clear thinking, actually believe in this biblical nonsense for which there is absolutely no proof of ever taking place. I would think, that deep down, these individuals REALLY DO NOT believe this stuff...they are TOO SMART...in the back of their minds, if they are honest with themselves, they have to realize that these "tales"are not possible. The question I pose to my fellow Atheists, is could it be a superstition?? That if they DON'T go to church, and they DON'T believe, that something terrible will happen to them? That seems like the case to me... no matter how much anyone prays, or goes to church, it dosen't have any effect on whether good or bad happens to them, ( like George Carlin said, no matter who you pray to or worship, wishing wells, gods, statues, horseshoes, etc. the results are about 50-50...half the time you get what you want, the other half you don't ) but these people just continue to do their same routines, even though it is obvious it has no bearing on anything, as if they are afraid of something. Is it superstition...what do you think?