Samwik. You disagreed with the statement, "Religious belief needs to be rational." I'm afraid I disagree with you. It needs to be rational at least to some extent. As Rede said religion has had to "acknowledge that the Earth is spheroid, not flat" Once it acknowledges humans have evolved from ape-like creatures it will gain more credibility. But, as Dawkins says, this has implications most religions are not prepared to face. I've got to go for a while now but I'll come back with the quote.