People Believe In God Because

Humans Evolved Brains That Are Pattern-recognition Machines, Adept At Detecting Signals That Enhance Or Threaten Survival Amid A Very Noisy World. ... But There Is Only One Surefire Method Of Proper Pattern Recognition, And That Is Science.

Perceiving The World As Well Designed And Thus The Product Of A Designer, And Even Seeing Divine Providence In The Daily Affairs Of Life, May Be The Product Of A Brain Adapted To Finding Patterns In Nature. (38)

In Science , All Conclusions Are Provisional, Subject To New Evidence And Better Arguments, The Very Antithesis Of Religious Faith.

We Are A Fluke Of Nature, A Quirk Of Evolution, A Glorious Contingency.

Darwin Matters Because Evolution Matters. Evolution Matters Because Science Matters. Science Matters Because It Is The Preeminent Story Of Our Age, An Epic Saga About Who We Are, Where We Came From And Where We Are Going.