Religion may be faith may based and unprovable
either way (because prove that God in some fashion doesn't exist, using science or logic. You can't) but it is responsible directly for almost everything in society in some fashion. Religion continues to influence society, even if it has lost members amoung the working classes. Religion is still a driving force behind the people in the government, it contiunues to be referenced, and our 'secular' ideals are based on and often coincide with those that religion preports. I understand rebeling against christianity, it is our father's religion. But to discredit it or every other faith because you don't like it or that it uses faith a a final binding agent, ignoring everything it produces is confounding. Some of the best quotes, ideals, models, and anything else you can discover come from faith. Incidently, some of the most desirable mates are genuinely religious.
Religion is one of my interests, and it irks me when somebody would bash it blindly without having sufficient experience with it or without studying it. I post here because I assume most people here are smart, use logic, and are liberalish. Its a good atmosphere to learn from what I may not agree with. Also cuz Toady is [snip] and awesome.
That said religion is full of dumb mindelss sheeple and these are often quite outspoken. In summation, science is only the lastest evolution in our thinking. It will be replaced someday, only to be ridiculed by the next advancement. . .