US ambassador killed over a film

[kandrathe]

Believing in a god probably happens because of natural (scientific) causes but that doesn't make the existence of a god true.

You say probably...

Things like beauty, love and contentment all have biological reasons.

But, again, you have no proof that these things exist and you suppose they are biological (possibly brain functions). I believe that rationality and logic are the functions of synaptic harmony, while things like creativity, inspiration, and genius are likely more due to synaptic mistakes (disharmony). It is the latter, and our emotions that differentiate us from a hand held calculator.

There are (natural) scientists who believe in god, but almost all of these have been raised in religious families. The percentage of all natural scientists who started believing in god out of their own free will is likely far below 1 %.

You are stating things without any supporting reference. I'd have to see a study documenting these claims. What is the "conversion" rate of the normal population, as opposed to just the "scientists". What do we mean by "conversion"? Who do we include in the "scientists"?

Being raised in a religious family really plays with your brain and no matter how intelligent you are not every person is strong enough to get rid of that. The reason why religion keeps being strong in a always more modern society is the one mentioned above, plus the fact that birth rates are high in many religious countries.

What better way to rebel against your authoritarian, strict, religious upbringing, than to run off, and reject that philosophy your parents hold most dearly. Anthropologically, you'd need to explain why disparate cultures have all gravitated toward embracing spirituality. It seems to be a human thing, not related to a specific idea that spread due to parental dominance and "brain washing".

Religion and science cannot be combined unlike what religious scientists will tell you. There is no real reason imaginable why what is written in bible, quran or any other book should be real.

If you've read them, then your opinion would be yours alone. If you survey enough people about the value of these books, then you'd have some data. If you haven't read them, then your talking from a nether orifice and your opinion is entirely bigoted.

PS. I watched the movie "The Hiding Place" the other day about the life of Corrie Ten Boom and her suffering in prison and at Ravensbrück for helping Jews. She is an example of why humanity needs to rely on more than science and rationality, because after the movie I question whether I'd have the strength and courage to do what she did. There is power in faith, whether or not you believe it to be real or not.