I always give away my hearts in this forum.

[10 Turtle Day]

19. I am a recovered Catholic and an atheist as are my 3 siblings

The Catholic Church did a number on our family! But we came out ok in the long run. We’re all on the same side of the political spectrum so don’t have any divide among us in that regard like so many families do now.

Einstein’s theory that energy cannot be created or destroyed leads me to think that when we pass on from earth our energy lives on, maybe going into a universal pool of energy of all other former life forms. I’ve never had anyone who dies visit me in dreams or visions, but I understand why the allure of a heaven is so appealing to those that believe in religions where heaven is part of the carrot and stick approach to living a good clean life. On the other hand, if the threat of going to hell is the only thing that keeps one from being a jerk in life, that says more about them than it does about me and my atheism. I’m badly paraphrasing that last line from someone but my memory won’t manifest it now.