Check out Plato's cave.
These people are told from an early age what to believe and when you lead them out of the cave (ei enlightenment with atheism) they would rather go back into the "cave" of religion and believe a simple lie.
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Edited by FL NIGHTMARE: 2/4/2015 9:13:37 PMI feel like you are missing the point of that story. Its teaching you about perspective and how your perspective can blind you to the truth. I dont think god is real but for me to say I know only shows ignorance