This is why not only is there no God,’ teacher Nora said in conclusion, ‘but we also no longer have churches and mosques. We destroyed them all.’ She raised her voice slightly. ‘We must never return to those backward customs. There is no God anywhere. No God, no afterlife, no immortality of the soul. When we die, we die. The only thing that lives eternally is the work we have done, the projects we have created, the ideals we leave to others to pursue on our behalf.’
