THE POWER OF NEGATIVE THINKING

People ask if being an atheist is depressing. No. If I believed for even one second that this were all part of the grand master scheme of a benevolent, all-powerful omniscient being, THAT would be depressing.

It's a random universe. Shit happens. Good people get stage 4 cancer and dipshits win the lottery. There is no justice. Everything doesn't always come out square in the end. Life isn't some elegant math equation -- It's a Sergio Leone screenplay and everyone gets snuffed. Not all of us have to ante up for our portion of the tab. Some get to do the ol' dine 'n' dash ...