>Religious people (in my experience) then tend to take one fo
>two paths: childish circular arguments which pretend to show
>that religion can justify itself, or the admission that
>religion cannot, and need not, be justified.


You are a scientist, are you not?
Do you realize that without God, you could not practice your craft?
Do you realize that without God there would be no science?

Your entire endeavor is based on the uniformity of nature.
So tell me, on what reasoning to you expect the future to imitate the past?

I'm all ears.