Woah Xstr8guy, there is some truth to your copout theory. A dude has to have backup plans, but it's not so much as backup plan as a lack of commitment to the "there is no god" thing. I have no capacity for faith. I my wild experimental college years I tried bible study for almost a year. In the end it felt awkward and disrespectful to be there because I just wasn't feeling it. Then I realized that I wouldn't live my life any differently if I believed in a religion. Where in the commandments is "Though shalt gather together weekly, sing smarmy songs, and chant together."?
So yeah, I realized that I didn't need religion and I had zero capacity for faith anyway. So, perhaps there is no god, or perhaps god doesn't want me to join his religion and prefers that I stay a free agent. I'll subscribe to multiple conflicting world views at the same time. I refuse to shut out any possibilities. I just don't have the choice to believe. I'm just hoping the religions where god is evil are wrong, like Catholicism. Loving god who burns all those non-believers including protestants for all eternity. Either mercy isn't a value and torturing people is, or I'm morally superior to that concept of god. Point being, as an agnostic I've considered heavily the chance that I might be wrong. Then again I've considered what it would be like to operate an upscale gourmet pickle store, among umpteen million other stupid things. So, grain of truth there Xstr8guy, but not wholy accurate. Also, I like to consider myself open to all ideas.
Actually it's pretty intense considering the afterlife when some parties are bringing eternal suffering to the table. That is really vicious. This is one heavy topic. If just anybody threatened to burn you, or anyone you loved for just an hour, you'd likely hit that person in the face.
