Why be sad?
Fact is, there are far more reasons for the atheist to be smilin' than for the superstitious to be smilin'. (Side note: the difference between superstition and religion is that superstition is about their gods while religion is about ours)
The story's over for the religious. All questions are answered, the script is written and the job of the individual human is to deliver his lines and get off the stage. If the religion does allow room for meaningful human action, it's only at the trivial level. Everything important is handled by the gods.
For the atheist, however, life is improv. We human beings are writers, directors and actors all in one, and production crew as well. What could be more exciting than that? Every decision is ours alone; every consequence is ours alone; every victory, every defeat, and we even define what "victory" and "defeat" mean.
*He* doesn't have the whole world in His hands -- *we* do.
Ain't it grand?
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