Believing That The Rustle In The Grass

Rationality Tied To Moral Decency Is The Most Powerful Joint Instrument For Good That Our Planet Has Ever Known.

Mysteries Once Thought To Be Supernatural Or Paranormal Happenings - Such As Astronomical Or Meteorological Events - Are Incorporated Into Science Once Their Causes Are Understood.

In The Past 10,000 Years, Humans Have Devised Roughly 100,000 Religions Based On Roughly 2,500 Gods. So The Only Difference Between Myself And The Believers Is That I Am Skeptical Of 2,500 Gods Whereas They Are Skeptical Of 2,499 Gods. We're Only One God Away From Total Agreement.

Smart People Believe Weird Things Because They Are Skilled At Defending Beliefs They Arrived At For Non-smart Reasons.

Perceiving The World As Well Designed And Thus The Product Of A Designer, And Even Seeing Divine Providence In The Daily Affairs Of Life, May Be The Product Of A Brain Adapted To Finding Patterns In Nature. (38)