With respect, I find this whole thread is rather inane, akin to navel gazing!
It begs the question is there any real point to this thread at all?

For those that don't believe in fairies at the bottom of the garden, any discussion of fairies would also be equally pointless.
Remember that in this modern era of enlightenment, there is only ONE main difference between theists and atheists, and that is that the latter believe in only one less god than the former!
JMHO

I have studied the bible in great detail and I have come to the conclusion that God died on 22nd November 1963. He did not leave a last will and testimony all he said was "Ever who's last to leave, turn off the lights!"

Well we now joined by few dishonest people who cannot accept their reality as a purposeful created being.

I am tolerant of any man's beliefs that will allow him to go forth in peace to his death.

As long of course that he doesn't impose his limitations on me, but then there are many who are trying to limit my freedom and relatively few of them from the religions.

To Philo & Cornflower,

"I reject your reality, and substitute mine" !

However, being the tolerant sinner that I am, I don't care if people want to believe in the tooth fairies, or their imaginary friends for that matter.

After all, many people carry their delusional beliefs into adulthood, and actually manage to appear quite normal.

From Wikipedia:
Imaginary friends are made often in childhood, sometimes in adolescence, and rarely in adulthood. They often function as tutelaries when played with by a child. They reveal, according to several theories of psychology, a child's anxieties, fears, goals and perceptions of the world through that child's conversations.

NB: Also, don't forget to keep feeding the Troll's !

Of course, runner *wants* you to have his limitations, would celebrate these being enforced upon you and is ignorant of just how limited he (she? it?) is when compared to adults with an education.

Oh, runner thinks not much of university education too.

Jolly good, runner's views are appropriate for serfs, I think.

Rusty