Challenge: Knowledge Is the Enemy of Faith

We’re going back to the wikiHow article on “How to Argue That God Does Not Exist” again this week with this common challenge: 

The mortal enemy of faith is knowledge, a scientific fact that has been demonstrated by researchers at the University of British Columbia.[1]The basis of any religion is that you must believe something someone else tells you is true, even though your mind tells you it is a lie and it makes no sense. There is name for that: fideism. Without fideism, the concept of religion would not exist.

Give your answer to this objection in the comments below, then check back here on Thursday to hear Brett’s answer. (And if you’re interested in seeing a response to the study cited above, see here.)

[Explore past challenges here and here.]