"I think it's a very demeaning thing to the human mind to believe in a falsehood, especially as the truth about the universe is so immensely exciting," Dawkins says. Indeed. And it's not only demeaning, it's disabling. If one has been trained to believe one falsehood, what is to prevent one from believing in more? From believing any falsehood that happens to appeal? And if that is one's mental habit, how can one think clearly about anything at all?

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