> then a comment like yours pulls me back in. That's a really positive thing to say, and I appreciate it, thanks. > it would challenge the ideas of religious

> then a comment like yours pulls me back in. That's a really positive thing to say, and I appreciate it, thanks. > it would challenge the ideas of religious people around the world. Don't you think it would also challenge the ideas of non-religious people? I can imagine it being pretty disorienting to suddenly find that there is a "supernatural" "higher power", a "creator" that can (and probably does) take an interest in the affairs of men, potentially rewarding or punishing them for their deeds, both during and after their biological life. That seems like exactly the sort of reality that many atheists would most want to avoid.