Never underestimate the reasoning of the layperson. Very often it's the layman who is far better equipped for thinking outside the box than the so-called professional.
I've said it before and you can bank on me saying it at every opportunity. I'm not AGAINST religion per se, I'm just anti god driven religion. And that includes Muhammad (born on my birthday) and Jesus (birth-date doubtful) who are merely god pretenders.
Gods are, of course, the invention of MAN. They only exist in the mind. And most of us know what a powerful though flawed organ the human mind is.
All manner of men, and women, should be free to THINK and to express their thoughts unencumbered. I know I will, until my dying day.