IF GOD EXISTS, THEN HE CERTAINLY DOES NOT CARE FOR YOU AT ALL

[Cato]

For what it's worth, I think the notion that the growth of reason will extinguish the flickering candle of faith is an overly optimistic one. There are reasons underpinning the existence of religion, imo, that aren't going to go away as a result of the encroachment of reason. Though I think the trend towards greater secularism and tolerance of diversity will continue. Perhaps it's hard for me to be objective, but my take on the science is that it isn't the Good News versus the Good Word of atheism. Moreover, I was born a child, became a theist, became an atheist, became an atheistic religious person, and then embraced a new deity from a radically different tradition. The reasons and substance of these changes are not something I intend to discuss, but I doubt many would accuse me of being unintelligent or deluded or brainwashed in the sense that your "reason shall overcome" thesis would seem to require me to be to explain my theism. Then again, I am profoundly mentally ill, and never have considered myself particularly rational. Go figure.

Apo,
You have handed me my ass on a plate, at least once, for being unreasonable. I would never consider you unintelligent nor brainwashed. In fact, as I pour through philosophy from Descartes to Wittgenstein, I would consult you for clarification/consultation/opinion.

You exclaim that you will not explain your theism, but offer the excuse that you are mentally ill/non-rational. Something is amiss.