not as a threat

Not as a threat...

If, for just a second or two,
You were to switch off or somehow magically lose
The belief in your favored god,
Religious or secular,
Would that god
Be in any way diminished ... or improved?

If, for just a second or two,
You were to switch on or somehow magically attain
A belief in some new-found god,
Religious or secular,
Would that god
Be in any way diminished ... or improved?

I think gods, like beliefs, are rather odd and deserve some consideration beyond a warming consolation.

But suit yourself.

The line that sticks in my mind like bubblegum on the sole of a summertime shoe is:

Just because you are indispensable to the universe does not mean the universe needs your help.

Or, alternatively, smile just one smile.