that. Now myself, I'm not atheist. Not likely I'd be convinced
   to be (agnostic works for me) BUT if I was gonna consider it,
   that's the functional narrative. I think that's been my main
   point overall. Dysfunctional narratives lead to dysfunctional
   results. Yours is not a dysfunctional narrative. With a decent
   set of functional narratives between ideologies, bridge-building
   is possible. Of course this language sounds strange to people
   who don't talk like this. As a translation: Functional
   narrative: This is a story that is believable and convincing and
   sounds true and genuine. Dysfunctional narrative: This is a
   story that sounds strange, contrived, artificial and full of
   rhetoric. My definitions. I know some stories I tell are likely
   dysfunctional narratives and others are functional narratives.
   (When I say "stories" I don't mean fictions. That's why I
   sometimes use the word narrative instead) I'm working personally
   on creating more functional narratives and less dysfunctional
   narratives. Dysfunctional narratives contain hyperbole, drama,
   exaggeration, a sense of urgency and... oh, what's that word...
   Ah - desperation.