"I would rather believe there is something after death, that there is a god and life after death then be an atheist and think there is nothing and then get up there, look at god, and say, "wow was I wrong." - argument by a masters of divinity student.
Except for this: How many Gods are there? How many Gods have there been?
This divinity student is Catholic. He makes no case for the idea that he might die, go to a heaven, and look at god and say "wow was I wrong" because the god he meets is Zeus.
Religious people and Atheists both reject Gods. A religious catholic denies the divinity of 999 Gods and an atheist denies the existence of 1000 gods; just denying one more god, yours.
Apparently, religious people may appreciate that someone believes in a different god then not believe in any god.
In Psychology there was a popular theory that many 'bad' people behaved badly because they had low self esteem. Now there is a recognition that psychopaths love themselves, have very high self esteem, that they are narcissistic and they lash out when people challenge their high view of themselves or interfere with their attempts to reward themselves.
Religion seems to have a similar narcissistic streak. Religious people are more accepting of other religious people then they are of Atheism. The sense is that with other religions, at least those people also have a black and white. god based sense of the world. Therefore, while the god and rules may be different it does not challenge the personal view of belief in Deity. Atheism denies your god's existence. That personal challenge to one's point of view causes the narcissist to revolt at the idea.
Just one more god then you; that is all the denial that separates us.
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