Bill Maher’s talking about his new Religulous movie lately — check here for movie trailer videos of Religulous soon — and of course, it’s been a fascinating and thought-provoking conversation.

I watch Bill Maher just about every week.

He posits theories that many unbelievers or doubters may be afraid to say — or don’t articulate in such a logical manner.

The first time Bill talked about the craziness of believing some “space God” would fly down to Earth and save us, I understood how Christianity and such must look to him.

What if Bill Maher is right?

And I couldn’t help but chuckle upon seeing this Religulous poster pic with a picture of Bill Maher instead of Jesus burned into a piece of toast.

“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”

So says 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 — and I realized it is true: For those who’ve never felt God deeply nor had any experience with Him, all this stuff must seem like hooey craziness — pure foolishness.

The great thing about Maher is that he admits he doesn’t know what will happen to us after we die.

I like that he puts his true feelings out there without fear, for now.

His boldness and I’m-a-bad-assness must intrigue many.

Let’s say for shiggles that Maher’s right, and that those of us who believe in Christ are following “fairy tales written by Jewish men,” as he says, instead of believing Scriptures are the inspired God of Word.

The worst of it would be that I wasted my life believing in biblical fairy tales whilst I could’ve been partying it up and sleeping around without recourse.

What if Bill Maher is wrong?

The dangerous thing about Maher being so charming and witty and funny and intelligent (not wise), is that legions of young impressionable minds can follow him right down to the pit.

And it’s described as such a horrible, tortured place.

No water.

No blood.

No God.

The feeling of continually being burned and tortured, but not being able to die and get relief.

What logical-minded person would want to risk that for one second?

“Do I smell something burning?”

That’s what the Religulous movie trailer asks so irreverently and jokingly.

Can he be as confident in that stance when sucking his last breaths?

The 23 Minutes in Hell book that I read recently that impacted me so much went into details (yes, Bill, amazing details) about the horrors of hell and the visions that other Christians have received about it.

Of course I rant at God (did it today and took a long drive) about things I don’t like going on in my life.

But then He calms my bratty self down and we’re back cool like that.

Many things don’t make sense: suffering, hunger, etc.

In the end, I think that’ll have a lot more to do with what more believers like me could’ve done in the world than what the Lord didn’t do.

Still, we ask why He would allow others to go to such a horrible place.

Like the Bible and this book says, it’s a choice.

Bill Maher would be the perfect next C.S. Lewis…

So if Bill Maher — in all his pontificating, logic-mindedness — is wrong, oh how much more horrible will it be for him and those who walk behind him thinking he’s right.

But then it would be too late.

Remember the rich man who looked up from hell, begging for just a drop of water for relief?

Ah but that would not be Maher if he doesn’t bend his worldly thinking before the grave calls.

Maher makes the perfect candidate for a visit from The Christ of God so that his powerful conversion will be public.

“This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live…”

Deuteronomy 30:19