as someone who spent their 20s and 30s devoutly atheist I very much appreciate the sentiment - never discount religious people. the smartest person you meet in your life will be religious, probably.
“A 1998 survey based on a self-selected sample of biological and physical scientists of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States found that 7% believed in the existence of God, 72.2% did not, and 20.8% were agnostic or had doubts.[53] Eugenie Scott argued that there are methodological issues in the study, including ambiguity in the questions. A study on leading scientists in the US, with clearer wording and allowing for a broader concept of "god", concluded that 40% of prominent scientists believe in god.”
as someone who spent their 20s and 30s devoutly atheist I very much appreciate the sentiment - never discount religious people. the smartest person you meet in your life will be religious, probably.