[the final gentleman]

Words are silly things, but they have survival value.

We humans are factory wired to think in terms of a linear progression through time. That is, our minds are wired to process the interactions between two events that give birth to subsequent events.

So... being so wired, we have little choice; we must believe in evolution.

Unfortunately we humans can't conceptualize how "something" can come into existence from "nothing".
So, to our credit, we invented religion.

AND BOTH OBSERVATIONS ARE TRUE

[moog]

So, to our credit, we invented religion.

Which has been "something" to a lot of us.

[fizziwig]

"So, to our credit, we invented religion"

You assume that man "invented religion" and did not recieve it (Christianity to be specific) by revelation from God. If Man "invented" Christianity then it has no meaning whatsover except as an opiate of the masses as put by Marx.

I believe that Man "invented" Athiesm as a, now subconcious, means to skip out on his responsibility to God. This allows Man to think he can sin endlessly without consequence. What a great deal...eh? NOT!