Can you pretend to believe in God? Just as an experiment. I wonder if it’s possible to go a month just doing the Jesus thing. Praying before meals and bed. Asking God to guide your steps. Wearing pants on Sundays. Being secretly judgmental of the gays. You know? The whole nine.
I’ve been experimenting lately with random health protocols like Intermittent Fasting and not drinking alcohol. I guess I’ve just been in an experimental mood. I wonder if there’s a way to experiment with loving Jesus, or hell just believing in a higher power. I used to go to church every week. I miss aspects of some of it like when someone would bring donuts or the warm fuzzy feeling you get during a good worship service. Everyone is closing their eyes and swaying back and forth. The endorphins are off the charts. It’s like being at a rock concert with less ecstasy but you feel better the next day and aren’t as sweaty.
Unfortunately, for every one of those church services you have to wade through a litany of boring sermons about Moses and some lady named Gayle singing 10-minute renditions of As The Deer. Mostly I miss the idea that there is something more to life than just being a bag of conscious alive cells.
It struck me the other day that a good number of Americans legitimately believe that once they die they get to just be in a kickass perfect dream state for eternity. Shit man, that sounds nice. Why don’t we believe in that?
Really if we want to expand the skeptic/atheist crowd it wouldn’t hurt to throw in a carrot. People love metaphorical carrots. Oddly enough literal carrots aren’t as popular. If we’re being honest I think we can all agree our selling point is a little lacking.
“Hey you should stop believing in God.”
”Ok, what do I get?”
”Nothing, it just makes more sense.”
”Ok, I’m in.”
From now on atheists get an island with some sexual company of their choice. Boom. Take that Heaven with your never ending church service. We have no responsibilities and get all the island relaxation we can stand. It’s like Thailand but with a lower chance of food poisoning.
I may have meandered off topic slightly but we could all use a little more hope.
Key takeaways: Can you live for a month pretending A) God is real or B) Atheists get an island and lovers upon death?
You get to pick one. I’m guessing 100% of people would prefer the island so if you choose to believe God is real you get five extra bitcoin points to spend in the afterlife.
Choose ye your destiny.
Story Time with Dave 
hahahhahaha. great piece. I agree, it is almost unbearable to accept that we are headed for dark, dreamless sleep forever and ever. “What do I get?” “Nothing you just don’t look stupid” hahahha. exactly. Am I really full of nonsense for believing there is something? That God is a oneness? An origin? idk. Maybe I am. I can’t get my damn head around it. There has to be God. There just has to be. Dammit! hahaah (shrug)
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