The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses.

If we say that God has always been, why not save a step and conclude that the universe has always been?

The Bill of Rights decoupled religion from the state, in part because so many religions were steeped in an absolutist frame of mind - each convinced that it alone had a monopoly on the truth and therefore eager for the state to impose this truth on others.

There is never only ONE of anything in nature.

There is a report that says that kids who watch violent TV programs tend to be more violent when they grow up. But did the TV cause the violence, or do violent children preferentially enjoy watching violent programs?

Has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? . . . No other human institution comes close.

The Earth is a place. It is by no means the only place. It is not even a typical place.