XD's post referencing Isaac Asimov as an authority against belief in the Bible is simply proffering the Humanist belief of striving for a progressive society which can (or will) do good without the intervention of, or need for, a god. Asimov was, at one time, president of the American Humanist Association which encompasses all of the "isms," atheism, agnosticism, rationalism, etc. Theirs is the act of striving for a worldview and set of ethical values established in philosophy and scientific knowledge. For people of this ilk, God is anathema and vigorously denounced. It is amazing to me that they can not accept the possibility of God existing and being the Creator of all. For me, it is just as difficult to not believe in God. There is one consolation however, and final opportunity for non-believers. When all of the punishments foretold by the Bible, the Rapture has happened, and the world is in it's final throes, there will still be one last opportunity to repent and save one's soul. God will offer us one final opportunity for salvation. Isn't God great?