Believers are wiser than they seem. At a glance, this idea, “everything happens for a reason,” seems the most absurd, sometimes offensive, wishful thinking. The Holocaust happened for a reason?! Tell me, what could God have possibly had in mind…

Atheists often have as much problem with the idea of prayer as they have with the idea of God. Prayer can operate as a tool, a means to an end, a purposeful act, like tooth brushing. Prayer is speaking, silently…