Indeed.
For a self-confessed athiest, that's a huge leap of faith Jon. You haven't been visiting Stevenage recently?
(gets repeatedly kicked in the nuts by God for insulting a new follower).
Jon is now one of us. There's no need to be afraid. I implore you, come to Stevenage! Then You Will See.
According to a book I once read about the Russian Revolution, this was a popular gag in Moscow after 1918:
PROFESSOR: What is 'God'?
STUDENT: 'God' is a creation of the bourgeouis capitalist oppressors to reconcile the proletariat to their enslaved condition [something like that].
PROFESSOR: Well done - you've passed!
STUDENT: Thank God!
Well, they didn't have much to laugh at in thoise days...
LOL! Only having a little fun. No harm intended.
:)