Why Believe ?

I think everyone understands the attractions of religion:

• A mighty being to look out for us;
• All our good deeds will be rewarded;
• All our bad deeds will be forgiven;
• All bad things that happen have a deeper purpose;
• And best of all we, and our loved ones, never really die.

That's quite a sales pitch.

It's not difficult to understand why some people are tempted to suspend critical thought and embrace these things.

But, suspending critical thought is surely a bad idea.