[tortoise]

The fact that 90% of the earth's peoples have some form of religious belief can only mean that humans are hard-wired for religiosity.

Religious belief has very little to do with religion really. Many people who are not religious exhibit the same kind of Kool-Aid drinking behavior being discussed here in other domains. Many liberals profess to having no religion but still have quasi-religious beliefs e.g. about environmentalism.

[beavus]

Religious belief has very little to do with religion really. Many people who are not religious exhibit the same kind of Kool-Aid drinking behavior being discussed here in other domains. Many liberals profess to having no religion but still have quasi-religious beliefs e.g. about environmentalism.

And statism too. Their "faith" is impervious to all existing experience, and any future experience.