"Although the time of death is approaching me, I am not afraid of dying and going to Hell or (what would be considerably worse) going to the popularized version of Heaven. I expect death to be nothingness and, for removing me from all possible fears of death, I am thankful to atheism."
-- Isaac Asimov
Men who have never tasted of the Spirit are the least authoritative people to ask about the Spirit, don't you think?
You might as well ask a dog--even a very smart dog--resting on a porch in Mississippi its opinions about the art treausures of the Louvre.