I come across this on reddit / r Atheism. It was printed on Salon FRIDAY, SEP 16, 2011 01:01 AM +1000. Roger Ebert was always a great friend of Salon's. We're deeply saddened by reports of his death, and are re-printing this essay, from his book "Life Itself: A Memoir," which we think fans will take particular comfort in reading now. I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe t…