Quote: billwill @ April 24 2010, 12:36 AM BSTI'm neither religious nor atheist; I'm prepared to believe there might be an all-powerful being or creator, but I ain't seen enough proof yet one way or the other.
Well, this is discussed in the book - it's far harder to prove that something doesn't exist than that it does exist. It is impossible to disprove for example that even if God didn't create the universe and has to date done nothing and never appeared to someone that he still doesn't somewhere exist - which should tell you an historical refutation is more valuable than a logical one.
You can explain fully and adequately where religious belief came from, why it was created and why it persists, which should be enough for most intelligent people