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Why do smart people believe in god? Because the vast majority of religious people have taken on their religion because they have been raised in it as children (or certainly the basic tenets). It's a fact that the religion of your parents is the single biggest predictor of whether and what religion you are, so smart or stupid, the vast majority of religious people's views are simply something that was implanted in their psyche when young and bypassed any critical thinking.
That of course does not explain the tiny remainder of principled people who in the spirit of seeking knowledge actually asked themselves the tough questions and came to the conclusion that they believed in whatever brand of religion they found.
I suppose there are a few other categories, like the stupid people that came to religion late in life, etcetera but we're not talking about that.
Still. It would be fair to say that most smart people who happen to be religious are religious because the human animal is predisposed to accept unconditionally the things we are taught as children.
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