The God thing

Through the ages, holy men made up dozens of gods. Temples were built for them, priests extolled their virtues and powers through myth and speculation. People prayed, adored, and feared those gods. Then as now, many priests, politicians, and the religious would impose their gods on everyone. But there were always doubters.

Now, at the Democratic Convention, the vote to include God in the platform was about 50-50. Secularists came out of the closet.

For me, the universe is, always has been, and always will be, and the idea that the universe was created when nothing existed isn’t reasonable. “No...