Everybody Is Somewhere.

Civilization Itself . . . Can Easily Be Swept Aside When Mob Passions Are Aroused.

To Those Who Wish To Punish Others -- Or At Least To See Them Punished, If The Avengers Are Too Cowardly To Take Matters In To Their Own Hands -- The Belief In A Fiery, Hideous Hell Appears To Be A Great Source Of Comfort.

Impartial Observers From Other Planets Would Consider Ours An Utterly Bizarre Enclave If It Were Populated By Birds, Defined As Flying Animals, That Nevertheless Rarely Or Never Actually Flew. They Would Also Be Perplexed If They Encountered In Our Seas, Lakes, Rivers, And Ponds, Creatures Defined As Swimmers That Never Did Any Swimming. But They Would Be Even More Surprised To Encounter A Species Defined As A Thinking Animal If, In Fact, The Creature Very Rarely Indulged In Actual Thinking.

If The Old Testament Were A Reliable Guide In The Matter Of Capital Punishment, Half The People In The United States Would Have To Be Killed Tomorrow.

God Is By Definition The Holder Of All Possible Knowledge, It Would Be Impossible For Him To Have Faith In Anything. Faith, Then, Is Built Upon Ignorance And Hope.