I don't disagree with a thing you said. But at some point we all make our choices as to the best available explanation of what we experience, and we all have to admit our biases, too. Materialism is a bias, one you might argue is an eminently sensible one :-) But on the whole, I admire your inquisitive approach to factual issues, and think it is a good one.
...at some point we all make our choices as to the best available explanation of what we experience...
Indeed. In the end, we all die not knowing much about anything, and also not knowing whether what we think we know is actually true. I'm for tolerance with respect to fundamental beliefs, so long as those beliefs don't advocate action or inaction that leads to the harm of people of good will. True, it's not always easy to know what will or won't harm people of good will in the long run, but we do right if we try hard to figure that out at all times and in all places.
Best regards...