From what I've seen, I'm fairly sure that the tendency to be religious is, at some level, based on physical structures in the brain. I am certain that my brain is not "wired" for religious belief, but I'm quite certain that others (like my mother) are. I don't think that denying scientific evidence based on religious faith is rational, but on the other hand, I don't think that someone who accepts science and still believes in God is harming anyone, even himself.
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