So glad someone mentioned David Suchet as Poirot—probably my favorite actor/character match ever.

This is so true. Garland's performance in that movie astounds me every time I see it—the role itself is relatively simple and straightforward, but she plays each scene with this underlying current of wanderlust and melancholy that just works so well. It doesn't hurt that the rest of the cast is fantastic as well.

I couldn't agree more on Elizabeth Debicki in Gatsby. I thought most of the cast for that movie was pretty spot-on, but she really was fantastic. I was banking for her to play Wonder Woman, but obviously that's not going to happen (although I am looking forward to seeing Gal Gadot in the role).

Yeah, I'm not in the business of converting people. And for what it's worth, I'm sure whatever god does show up, he/she/it will be more than happy to answer your questions—we all have them.

1) I think we will just have to agree to disagree on this. I can obviously provide no evidence that would meet your requirements (which would be solid requirements if we were talking about something purely physical), just as you cannot prove using the same reasoning that a deity does not exist. No hard feelings, but I…

As a religious person, I will cop to that. Atheism and religion both
share the same starting point: life as we know it. The fact that they
lead to such different conclusions does not make one more or less valid
than the other. A religious person generally has faith that some sort of
deity (or deities) exists; an…

I don't know if "impervious" is the right word to describe true faith. Doubt and questioning are essential parts of faith, as most honest Christians would tell you. I guess maybe it is impervious in the sense that it will still endure as a person considers facts, reasoning, and reality; but it's not as simple as…