Why is religion so repugnant to some people

[robvalue]

On the topic of solipsism, I would describe my opinion of the pragmatic assumptions to be on faith, but not in zeal.

Wow, that sounded like a well-tossed word salad from an experienced tosser. Anyhow.

What I mean is, I make these assumptions, from which (at a minimum) I [try to] base every other part of my reasoning. However, I do not claim that these assumptions are valid; merely necessary for any meaningful discourse or action. In fact, I'm not at all convinced they are valid. I am far from sure that what I experience is "real" as we like to think of it. I have no good independent definition of what "real" is.

Humans seem to have an amazing capacity to just not worry about this, most of the time.