On May 10, 2008, at 3:31 PM, Charles Brown wrote:
> What religion has over our atheism is optimism, a
> can-do spirit, the power of positive thinking. Thus,
> religion gets people to _do_ things. It inspires action.
> What socialist theorists need from religion is that
> optimism that we can change things. that "yes we can
> spirit".
Can you promise them eternal life?