Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism

[Jehanne]

No, "God" for most believers is much more practical; it's more about community and job networking, emotional comforts, personal meaning, a useful aphrodisiac for some men, a mitigation against male infidelity for some women, emotional management of little children for some families, comfortable employment opportunities for others, etc.

P.S.  I would add an alternative to the intellectual laziness for still others.

You’re describing church, not God.

Boru

The majority of believers attend church, at least once a year.

Dawn