Enlightened rants...

[Astonished]

That's why I'm an atheist. No religion has a "clear proof."  The most that one can hope for is evidence that the founder of the religion was a real person.  There is no credible evidence for the existence of any gods.  There is no credible evidence for any of the supernatural claims made by various religions.  None.

Well said.  Out of curiosity, if someone does want to believe in a deity, then what's wrong with people exercising some creativity and free thought that is not confined to the current religious thought patterns? IMO, if such free thought were exercised in this domain, then perhaps new thought patterns may emerge, which might actually produce unambiguous, credible arguments and evidence for the existence of a deity-like lifeform (whatever that is); thus, providing religions with new insights that may provide a clearer direction toward spiritual truth.  However, this is assuming that practitioners of religion would actually like to pursue spiritual truth, especially if it means embracing new/unfamiliar thought patterns, and are not just interested in the comforts of social control and maintaining the status quo regardless of how backwards it may be.

It seems to me like that pursuit would just break down in meaninglessness. Science and philosophy are both better off without dealing with the pseudospiritual domain. Yes, we'd be better off if every stringent theist adopted this sort of practice instead but ultimately there's still no good that will come of it. That whole enterprise is a philosophical dead end (or gangrenous limb).