Speaking as someone who is apathetic to this entire issue, and the broader issue of religion and faith (and I mean deeply apathetic; an apathy arrived at throug

Speaking as someone who is apathetic to this entire issue, and the broader issue of religion and faith (and I mean deeply apathetic; an apathy arrived at through lengthy searching and introspection)... who cares? Virtually any piece about religion has a serious bias either for against; it's the nature of the tribal arrangement that is religion. The modern tribe of "evangelical atheists" (to be distinguished from the usual variety) is behaviorally identical to religion, with the sole exception of lacking faith in a higher power. Now, that might be an interesting distinction for some lengthy philosophical argument, but really who cares? Hacking is definitely a rational pursuit, and nothing in the world of religion is rational, including people who think that you can argue a perfect stranger out of their belief system. Discussions about religion online are worse than pointless, and they're mostly pointless offline too. You can go far in the world if you take the stance, "I don't talk politics, religion, or dreams."