One of the rare writers of great faith, G.K. Chesterton, observed that “If there were no God, there would be no atheists.” Indeed, for a being they consider mythical, nonbelievers certainly pay a lot of attention to God, and especially Jesus. Two of the most common swear words in our language involve the name of God or Jesus being uttered in vain. We don’t see the same antipathy towards Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, as we do towards what they denigrate as “your magical sky wizard” and the like. If someone is so sure God doesn’t exist, why bother to criticize him? I understand anger at God, but not a disbelief in him.
Donald Jeffries, The War Against God
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