Prayerfully in the infinite power and might of the Holy Spirit,

Andrew <>< <----don't pray to a fish

Many religions not only forecast the destruction of the world and mankind,
but gleefully anticipate it. In the New Testament, this end of world
scenario is part of a tantrum directed at nonbelievers, with only the select
few who have accepted the fantasy religion being saved.

In United States, a religious nut named George Miller started a movement
based on the belief that the world would come to an end October 22, 1844.
People who believed him sold their belongings and moved to high ground. If
you think stupidity like this is a thing of the past, you should be aware
that a series of end of the world religious "rapture" books written by Tim
LaHaye, have sold very well in the 1990s and 2000s. The author has made
millions.

Religion originated in times during which man had no explanations for the
things he saw around him. He had no idea why seasons changed, eclipses
occurred or why diseases would sweep through a population randomly killing
people. People then, as now, fear death and wondered what if anything came
after death.

One of the reasons people are drawn to religion is the same reason people
are drawn to astrology. It's not a comfortable thought that much of what
faces us as human beings in the future is unpredictable and to some degree
random.

It takes some intellect and character to be a rational adult - especially in
world that continues to be heavily populated by childish fantasists afraid
of dealing with reality.