>ah, but those with faith will end up good and dead and
>generally full of hope...
I think faith is largely a result of being in a bad earthly
situation -- i.e., faith gives people who have little hope
of improving their lives a reason to go on living. But if high
tech allows people's lives to be improved dramatically,
especially in ways that weren't thought to be possible
"in this life", faith will be less likely to get ahold of them.
And even those infected might start experiencing doubt...
-Ken