LOL! Funny last line there, gnu. I might post that PM. I'll think about it.

Steve - one thing it is definitely NOT about is winning or losing. That's immaterial. If there is life after death, we'll find out when we die. If there isn't, we won't. If there is, I don't think God will punish you for being an atheist, because I wouldn't...and I am a bit less merciful than God! I don't love you as much as God does. ;-D He/She loves you regardless of your beliefs, in my opinion, and can easily forgive someone for not knowing or believing something.

Punishment is something humans do a great deal to each other, they're vengeful creatures, but I don't think God does.