“Your assertion of nothingness at the end of our mortal lives is no more and no less verifiable than my assertion of somethingness. And yet I do not accuse you of lying–to yourself or to others. I respect your existential choice to face death alone, as a purely material event, leading nowhere but physical decomposition. Part of me even respects the stoic heroism of such a stance. Why can you not respect my conviction that you are, in fact, wrong? Why am I a liar in this–either to myself or to others–and you, in contrast, an avatar of honesty? Isn’t this exactly the sort of moral preening you decry in others?”

–from Andrew Sullivan’s defense of faith addressed to noted author and atheist Sam Harris. Read it all here.