What are some good checkmate arguments against religion?

[Confused Ape]

Honestly there's so much on our side that the only reason religion is still around is because of the uneducated and indoctrinated. There's just not much that can penetrate some people's walls.

Where does Francis Collins fit in here? He's definitely educated and he says that he was an atheist who converted to Christianity. Sam Harris isn't convinced, though.

The Strange Case Of Francis Collins

Early in his career as a physician, Collins encountered a woman suffering from severe angina who appeared to take great comfort in her faith. She put the young doctor on the spot by asking him what he believed. This question shook Collins to his core. He says, “suddenly all my arguments seemed very thin, and I had the sensation that the ice under my feet was cracking.” Collins assures us that up until this moment he had been a staunch atheist.

How something breaks often says a lot about what it was. Collins’s claim to have been an atheist seems especially suspect, given that he does not understand what the position of atheism actually entails. For instance:

If God is outside of nature, then science can neither prove nor disprove his existence. Atheism itself must therefore be considered a form of blind faith, in that it adopts a belief system that cannot be defended on the basis of pure reason. (Collins, 2006, p.165)

So, Francis Collins wasn't a 'true atheist'. This is ignoring the fact that his views of atheism are now coloured by his Christian beliefs.

A few minutes googling shows that he isn't the only atheist who converted to a religion. So, in my opinion, arguments about lack of education and indoctrination should be used with caution.