On 2/25/2014 11:56 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

Now strip away the proof again and imagine a world where there is *no*
faith whatsoever in the stories told in the Bible. With the absence of
faith there goes the answer to the greatest mystery again. What is our
purpose now?

Faith in the unproven has merit.

How about to have a pleasurable existence while helping others do the same?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWORFx0ea0g