The assignment of purpose to everything is called teleology. Children are native teleologists, and many never grow out of it.

My computer is a very complex gadget and it was designed by many designers, so why must the universe have only a single designer and not many designers?

Many people want to send their children to faith schools because they get good exam results, but they're not foolish enough to believe that it's because of faith that they get good exam results.

Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism.

Who are we to say that that was an odd way to do it? I don't think that it is God's purpose to make his intention absolutely obvious to us.

All the great religions have a place for awe, for ecstatic transport at the wonder and beauty of creation.

A delusion that encourages belief where there is no evidence is asking for trouble. Disagreements between incompatible beliefs cannot be settled by reasoned argument because reasoned argument is drummed out of those trained in religion from the cradle. Instead, disagreements are settled by other means which, in extreme cases, inevitably become violent. Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence. Much the same is true of philosophers, historians and literary critics.