Great post, Peter.

David Hume, an atheist, encouraged organized religion for its ability to manage the masses, to maintain a semblance of order within the community.

I believe we have reached the point of chaos in religion., but have no idea what, if anything, we can do about it, except publicize the words of Christopher Hitchens and others who believe as you do.

The power of religious management, though, has become a corral of imprisonment in many areas of the earth, not allowing educative print into any part of its domain.

Faith is no longer a matter of choice, it is the difference between living and dying a horrible death.

Catastrophic natural events, occurring rapidly and repetitive, causing millions to die in each event, may someday cause a scratching of the head eliciting:  There is no God.

I see no other way.