There are two basic reasons to give up on religion. Reason One: It's obviously silly. Reason Two: Some personal epiphany. For a lot of people, Reason One jus

There are two basic reasons to give up on religion. Reason One: It's obviously silly. Reason Two: Some personal epiphany. For a lot of people, Reason One just isn't enough. They need a story to go along with their revelation. They need to look at a picture of a galaxy, or watch their religious grandmother die slowly, or read about pedophilic priests, or whatever. People are irrational.