I was waiting for someone to reply similarly to what you did.  I'm not suprised, shocked, or outraged by differing opinions.  You are definitely not "evil" for your beliefs.  Anyone who would pop that out of their mouth had better take a closer look at their own character.  I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time it happened, but I think I would have said something similar to, "Well, if I'm 'evil,' what are you?!"  



I knew "lying" would be a strong word, but consider all the variations/shades/levels of "lying" that there are in the world (e.g. misinformation, withholding information, so-called "white lies," and so forth) and you may better understand what I was trying to say.  And, I realize what I have to say would be more palatable to more folks if I had the specifics on that study.  However, with or without the study, it's something that I've always believed, anyway.  



I respect that you say what you believe and feel is what you believe and feel, and I hope that you can respect that what I believe is that, at some level, whether they recognize it or not as of today, there is a hard-wire in all of us to acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being.  I call Him God; others call Him Allah; others don't call Him anything at all, they just know He exists.  It takes different events for each of us, *I* believe, in order for that reality to get squeezed out of us.  I'd love to share my experience on why I believe the way I do, but it is far too personal for the boards, as I'm sure your experience is, too, Gertilda.  So, carry on ma'am, in this interesting world we are traveling through.