... is another man's superstition
posted by Chet at 1:36 PM UTCFar and away, the factor which correlates most closely with one's religious beliefs is the circumstances of one's birth -- where and to whom. Yet the overwhelming majority of people believe their religion is true and all others are false. As Francis Bacon said, "What a man would like to be true, he preferentially believes." See this week's Musing.
