Computers can do remarkable things. But all it really does is I/O. That's it. On or off. A human brain is a zillion times more complex then a computer. 1 second of human brain activity takes 82,944 processors to simulate and even then it's probably not getting it right. Will computers gain a consciousness in the future? Will they evolve just like creatures have? Will they evolve just like a pagan holiday celebrating a fertility god became Easter? It's this type of influence by man, which has made it obvious that even if a religion started out as the truth, has been led to a place where what one is told can no longer be taken without a grain of salt. With that reality, how could a higher deity be upset with someone who lived a good life despite their lack of belief? Religions have lots of good things to learn from them. Perhaps judge not least thee be judge would be most prudent? Instead of using religion to cast stones at all others. Whether they be atheists, Muslims, Jews, Christians, etc? There's nothing wrong with having beliefs, but inserting yours above others is a slippery slope that usually has no place on a hockey forum.