Atheists and Agnostics: You know how they say to prepare lobsters, you start them in cold water and gradually?

Sure I've considered it. I've considered it and found it to be true. I know that I know very little about the universe, but that doesn't mean I'm going to jump to conclusions about things based on faith. I find that the most intelligent people are those who can recognize their own ignorance. The question is, have you considered that you are only seeing the forest for the trees? Maybe there is much more to the universe than some contrived mythology that attempts to set some sort of guideline for humanity. Maybe the universe is much more vast and complex than humans can ever fathom with our puny brains. Religion is just another step in the grand scheme of evolution. It will come and go as everything else does.