Religion is Hard-Wired in the Brain, Scientists Theorize

The task of fervent atheists just got harder . But I suppose their work’s cut out for them . . . if religion is hard-wired in the brain, then one just needs to figure out how to tamper with the wires, right? If nothing else, there’s always faith in Progress!

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