What he said. I'm bookmarking this to refer to whenever this topic comes up for the rest of my life.
Especially:
Why donât I believe in God? No, no no, why do YOU believe in God? Surely the burden of proof is on the believer. You started all this. If I came up to you and said, âWhy donât you believe I can fly?â Youâd say, âWhy would I?â Iâd reply, âBecause itâs a matter of faithâ. If I then said, âProve I canât fly. Prove I canât fly see, see, you canât prove it can you?â Youâd probably either walk away, call security or throw me out of the window and shout, ââFâing fly then you lunatic.â
And his conclusion sums it all up perfectly:
âDo unto othersâŠâ is a good rule of thumb. I live by that. Forgiveness is probably the greatest virtue there is. Buts thatâs exactly what it is - a virtue. Not just a Christian virtue. No one owns being good. Iâm good. I just donât believe Iâll be rewarded for it in heaven. My reward is here and now. Itâs knowing that I try to do the right thing. That I lived a good life. And thatâs where spirituality really lost its way. When it became a stick to beat people with. âDo this or youâll burn in hell.âYou wonât burn in hell. But be nice anyway.