Atheists... what would it take?

Religion is a set of rules, and a pre-science to explain things. Now we have the real thing. Religion is also a social mechanism. People who are religiously active live longer, and are more productive. There's a neural mechanism inside the brain (they did many studies on this, and it gave rise to an entirely new field of science based soley on human religion and the brain) that forces people to believe in a god, or in some unearthly being. Latent static fields, such as unique magnetic waves coming from things such as a household radio, or from the northern lights can "activate" this area in the brain, causing religious hallucinations. Example, there was a girl who was having demonic visions at night, and afraid to sleep in her room because she believed it was possessed or haunted by a poltergeist. Some quick studies were done, and the problem was rectified. What was causing it? Her radio. It sat by her bed, and the magnetic field it emmitted happened to be on the same frequency as her brain waves in that particular lobe region. Hence, religious hallucinations. They were able to attach a magnetic device to the head of someone who didn't believe in god, and give them a religious hallucination. It's all just a biological mechanism to keep people happy, and help them live better. The smarter people get however, the less they need it. Every human being is a machine, despite what you think. You act and respond accordingly to what you've previously experienced. Countless people will deny them being a machine, but it is quite true.