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Many have spent lifetimes reflecting on the Existence of God.

Of course you cannot debate the question unless you first agree on the definition of God.

Atheists conclude that there’s no evidence that “God” exists.

Believers agree, explaining that you must have “faith”.

I finally saw Bill Maher‘s movie Religulous.

Click PLAY or watch the trailer on YouTube.

According to Maher, the title of the film is a portmanteau derived from the words “religion” and “ridiculous”; the documentary examines and mocks organized religion and religious belief …

It’s worth seeing. But my first comment is that Maher’s like Jon Stewart, but not nearly so witty. Or incisive.

Organized religion is a pretty soft target. Easy to skewer. There were no revelations in the film for me. Nothing new.

Scientology and Mormonism come off worst. Evangelical Christians the most hateful.

In my opinion organized religions do more good than harm. They bring community and comfort. But at a cost. (I’m quite content not to belong to one, though. Most appealing is Buddhism, though that’s a philosophy, not a religion.)

Personally I’m agnostic. I’ve not yet seen any evidence that there’s no sentient power in the universe more advanced than man.

Some bacteria in my lower intestine might deny that I exist. It would be wrong.