Note to others:
A little help here in closing the gap between my rendition of a context and whatever the fuck he seems to be so perturbed about above.
It all seems rather obvious to me. People believe in religions – either on their own or through indoctrination – because this seems crucial to them in choosing the good things, the right things, the moral things to do on this side of the grave. And this is important to them because [existentially] a connection is made between doing the right thing here and now and gaining access to immortality and salvation there and then.
Religion in a nutshell!!
Only Buddhism embodies a narrative that in many important respects is different from the major religious denomination in the West.
Now, as I see it, there are Buddhist here who are willing to at least make the attempt to convince me their take on both morality and mortality is demonstrable.
Though, sure, if they feel the onus rest on me to go out and interact with them for days or weeks and months and pin this down for myself, then we can agree to disagree regarding the more reasonable approach to deciding things like this.