Fact in favor of the gods: culturologists found about 10000000000 gods. Why are there no facts? Just as Jews do not recognize Jesus, so Atheists do not recognize Jesus and the gods. There are so many gods in the world, and no god is likable??? And satan is also a god; he has his church in the USA. Why do atheists hate satan, revealing that he does not exist?
Are they Christians? How do they know that all gods are idols? Science has not refuted a single god, cult, or religion. Who told Atheists that there are no gods? It's not science that informed them. The atheist will answer: "I told myself." Madness.
The frontal lobe is the most modern part of the human brain. This is where the imagination resides. The imagination is unique in that it is not limited to cause and effect. One can imagine things, via the frontal lobe. like jumping into a volcano to go swimming in the larva. This imaginary imagery can not occur in reality, since it would violate the laws of science and we would burn. But it is still a way to exercise this modern part of the brain. Science fiction and fiction in general use this part of the brain.
The frontal lobe is also connected to all innovation, since any new or embryonic idea that is not yet in material form, to see and touch, will be treated like it violates some law of science; primitive fear of novelty. Once it become manifest the fear will dispel. The gods that you speak of also come from this advanced part of the brain, where cause and affect is not the limiting boundaries. This is the nature of the gods. They are keys that open up the frontal lobe for collective exercise.
Science may make fun of the gods but these gods are connected to the most advanced part of the brain, that is not very developed in animals. Science tries to limit itself to the old animal brain, connected to the five senses. But they will still use the frontal lobe, which is why science seems to constantly outgrow it previous dogma, in favor of new dogma. .
The brain of a small child grows at a very fast rate. This slows as we get older than a teen. Children have an active imagination. There is a connection between brain development and induced data processing by the frontal lobe; less you become as children. I am not sure why atheist prefer see everyone dumb down to the animal brain, instead of exercising the newest parts of the brain, where boundaries of nature can be pushed or erased.
If you ever watched extreme sports where individuals push the boundaries of fear and physical capacity, such as climbing shear rock walls without equipment or surfing giant waves these scary things appear to exceed human limits. The idea to do such things, this first appears in the imagination and may seduce one to attempt the impossible; the Siren's call. It may not always end pretty, until someone learns to leave the sky; imagination, and touch down; cause and affect of the animal brain. Then it all comes together and the boundaries move. All the gods represent the other sides of the many walls of nature.
It would hard to get rid of all religion since these lessons are what is pushing the development of the frontal lobe and therefore the boundaries of nature. Religion is the IT of the human brain. Concepts like an infinite intelligence requires the frontal lobe lift some heavy weight, which makes it stronger. The science of religion is connected to the operating system of the human brain. One is born with all the tools you need; brain. The rest are lessons for how to perfect each tool.