I’ve always hated Jay Leno. The way he handled all of this just confirmed to me that he was as much of a dick as I always thought he was.

First of all, let me preface my rebuttal with a statement of the fact that I, too, am an atheist. I don’t know if I’d say “militant,” but I’m pretty outspoken about it.

The Name–In many cultures, “God” is considered unnameable. In fact, it was when religions formed to name gods that the meaningful aspects of spirituality were perverted.

“Yeah, Yeah”–Totally agree. Ambiguous tone.

The Face–LOL

If Seeing Meant Believing–Okay I can’t tell if you’re omitting some logic for entertainment value or if you actually don’t get the gist of the song. “What if God was one of us?” is just a way of saying “that which you conceive of as God is not in the sky, you idiots, but inside everyone, so quit treating each other like shit” without being offensive or too abstract. Therefore, I interpret these lines to mean that if you saw a glimpse of God in someone, would you acknowledge it? Or would you be skeptical because of what religion has done to commercialize, in a sense, spiritual tendencies?

The Chorus!: I’m tired of making an argument. As an English teacher, I appreciate your attention to grammatical structure. I was especially glad you called out the “maybe” vs. “may be” confusion. I get that it sounded more melodic, but that’s like writing a poem about dogs, frogs, and logs just because they rhyme.

Anyway, hope you come back from sabbatical.