You have a busy mind. Regarding Hitchens, one could quickly cite a lot of Bible passages why he’s wrong to apply what he says to Christianity. I think I can say unequivocally - no Christian who understands his faith correctly loves death. Sometimes I think ideas about the rapture are just a cheap escape from the problems of this world - but there are many “solutions” that offer such escapes.
I’m not sure I can disagree, given my view that evolution leading to humans doesn’t really make sense of the cross and I think it also doesn’t make sense of Jesus’ return.
Is there scientific evidence to show we can more quickly make correct moral judgments with age? Is it universal?
Read Revelation - and 2 Peter 3 is quite clear. What do you think a biblical position should be?
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be [d]burned up. 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.