converting back unto theism - yes it's true.

[Xyster]

security blanket? Assuming he'll give up his ability for reason because he has a belief?

Ok I'm just going to put this out there, because sometimes I get tired of the connotations placed upon religion. Let's just assume that God is nothing more than a mental construct to rationalize some moral absolute objective to our own subjective perspective on reality. How is that in any way a bad thing of itself. God forbid (no pun intended) we ever find actual truth in the hypothesis. People suppose religion = delusion = harmful to society. Religion does not exlcude rational thought, it's simply a different belief and should be respected as much a belief in science and psychology and abiogenesis is. They're not mutually exclusive. Every moment is a stange in our journey of understanding. Implying religion is a step backwards is preposterous.

Well when religion drives people to do stoopid shit like... umm 9/11 or the whole Bosnia thing. (Christans and muslims started fighting)..or the middle east thing with the sheites and soonies (spelling ?!? no idea and realy dont care) hell thier both muslim and kill each other over doctrines.... So your right religion is not a step backwards its more like sprinting backwards.