Re: In the case against religious theism, what is so damning...
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[OP:] In the case against religious theism, what is so damning is not that the universe is so easily explained without invoking a god (it isn't), it is that the existence (and proliferation) of these theistic religions is so easily explained without invoking a god.
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In short, the point in this regard is that the experiences and/or information that lead people to believe in gods/God, if examined with closer scrutiny by the individuals in question at the time of experience, would tend BY FAR to lead them to draw conclusions other than that the experience were divinely-influenced.
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It's a tough call, in my experience, to say "I believe this - but I'm probably deluded." I think it's worth the effort to try and disprove your faith-derived beliefs, but I dont think it's irrational to accept them when they stubbornly persist (unless they contradict either themselves or a better-justified belief.)
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