I agreeThat simple observation can prove that some religious practices are false . That many writings about higher powers are not disproven or can ' t be disproven . That people tend to believe what they want to believe . I disagreeThat intelligence is binary . I think it ' s a scale and it would not surprise me if there are higher beings that we are so far unable to observe , either because they are evading observation or because they can ' t be seen , smelled , felt , tasted , or heard with our current toolset . Gravitons have never been observed nor have electrons for that matter , but they help explain other things . That ' s all I have to say . I ' m an agnostic atheist , so I won ' t be advocating for any specific religious beliefs . I don ' t think you were an asshole at all . Thank you for the discussion . I ' m off to Thanksgiving dinner . You have a good afternoon .