It has been claimed by researchers that there is what is jingoistically called the God gene. Certain people have a genetic predisposition to belief in God and a tendency to subscribe to the cultural and religious rituals that go with it. If this is true (and I have no opinion one way or the other, not being a geneticist) then obviously I have this gene and some others on this thread do not. Presumably, if one is genetically endowed (or handicapped!) in this way, one will persist in believing despite a lack of scientific proof, and even despite a definite proof that God does not exist. If this hypothesis pertains, then it is futile to argue and debate, since the two sides are genetically different and always will be.