Atheism as the null hypothesis.

[Jehanne]

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Thanks.  What did you think of the article, though?  Feel free to be critical of it; I didn't write it.  My impression of a lot of so-called "believing" scientists is that, "Yeah, my faith makes me feel good, helps people cope, etc., etc., but, I won't want to defend it in a court of law."  Well, why not?  Why believe in something that you are unwilling to defend, to go to bat for?