Doe it really matter if God exists or not...?

[palou]

Yerm said:
as an atheist I can say quite honestly that I would love it if there was actually a god and we were all granted some form of afterlife. living without purpose bothers me, and disappearing after I die scares me. but science, logic, and reason have all made some pretty good cases towards god not being real.

Perhaps the religious were simply wise enough to drop their knowledge in favor of hapiness?