your original premise is faulty. we have no way to prove that the greek and roman gods did/do not exist. they have merely been supplanted by a new series of mythologies, so your first question is ruled out as it was based on this faulty premise.

according to christian mythology man is dependent on god, not the other way around. once man no longer exists the universe will be as it was before man and god would probably do whatever it was doing before it came up with the absurd notion of humanity.

every experiment needs a place to reside and here is as good a place as any. your third question has no meaningful answer. it's like asking "why is fire hot?", because that is what we have chosen to call the feeling of flame interacting with flesh. why were we placed here? because no matter where this experiment took place it would still be here to us.

your last question is based on the underlying reason for the existence of religion. forever is a long, long time and we have difficulty understanding such concepts as eternity. though we easily understand things that have a beginning and an end, we seem to need some other in order to grasp the concept of eternity. this other always existed so we don't have to try to understand that which is beyond our understanding. it's a case of magic taking the place of logic, but it seems to satisfy those who are willing to take that leap.

to ask for logical answers from those who believe in magic is in itself illogical, but good luck with your quest.


the preceding was written by an atheist who is violently opposed to the proliferation of religious fallacies and spiritual deceit.