I Know That God Does Not Exist

I don't have any problem with that version of faith (as described by Raphael). Probably. And that's because science is pragmatic. So, whenever there is a change, the pragmatism is likely to move to a better direction.Note, however, that pragmatism tends to be subjective. So what one person sees as better, another may see as worse. We might say that science depends on the collective pragmatism of the scientists. This is why science should be described as pragmatic, and not as truth seeking.

What community?The early church seems to have practiced Christian communism. What we see today is closer to Christian fascism. They have kept the name "Christian" and they have kept some of the ceremonial rituals. But everything else is changed.What we see today is not the same religion as practiced by the early Christians.

I might still have doubts about Christian theology. However, if you and many others were to actually live as Jesus taught, I would be mightily impressed.

If Christians had been working together to make the world a better place for poor people, then maybe they would not actually need that retirement nest egg.

Far too many.Creating hospitals to provide health care -- that would be good.Restricting what health care is provided, in order to conform to their theology -- terrible, and abusive.

I'm under the impression that Putin is Russian Orthodox. Vladimir Putin - Wikipedia

And why would that be a problem for you?

Yet you just demonstrated that you can, with your example of The Big Bad Wolf.

"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"Does that sound like the exclamation of somebody who voluntarily gave his life? But that atonement story was made up after the fact.