Recently, Saturday Night Live opened its show with a commentary doubting the existence of God and Heaven. The great comedian Woody Allen has written hilarious quotes about God and about the afterworld. For example, he said: “God is silent. Now if man would only shut up.” In speaking of heaven, he wondered whether it was open on Sundays.

In my view, none of us should consider our spirituality, our beliefs or our disbeliefs beyond humor. They are important to us, but they are opinions. We should keep them close to our hearts and minds but never present them too seriously.