Before science people could be forgiven for believing in religion, but what is the...

[Edward]

...excuse today? Surely evidence based knowledge enables us to discern good ideas from bad ones? To cast out ill conceived concepts, superstitious beliefs - to give the medieval mind a clean sweep through with the brush.

Why do followers hold on to these beliefs, when all the evidence points to them being false?

 

[silverd]

Religion is a security blanket that is (at the moment) socially acceptable for adults to carry around.

 

[dervish]

credulity, superstition, and delusion.

 

[April]

They like hiding from the truth and the facts of life

 

[TheAntagonist]

"before science" - hahahahah.... you lack an understanding of what science is