(September 10, 2015 at 8:54 pm)Lek Wrote: ... I think there's something inherent in humans that causes most of us continue to believe in God and an afterlife, even after we've stopped believing in Santa Claus and the Easter bunny. ...
Yes, there is something in human nature that explains that. It is called "stupidity."
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.