No I saw it - doesn't matter though- that's the typical cop-out of these discussions.
The geography point of the OP is pretty much irrefutable. Add that to the fact that people believe simply because they want to believe. They want to believe that the ideas and belief systems that permeated their cultural background and environment and ultimately stuck deep down inside them as an emotional attachment, are true.
Whereas many non-believers also really want to believe, but refuse to rationalize away the utter lack of testable evidence to back up such beliefs. They want to believe, but they're unable to let emotional attachments blind them to ancient myths and their unverifiable accounts (as nice as feel-good as some may sound) in old copies of copies of books that have been completely debunked.
Some often want to believe so bad that they believe they hear voices which have scientifically been proven as mere chemical imbalances or simply imagined (http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/cme/content/article/10168/1534546). Clinical studies and diagnoses are then dismissed as not applicable to them.
But the ones that just admit - "I want to believe - because it feels good or right or helps me emotionally stay connected to my surrounding environment I grew up around" I absolutely respect such ones. I truly understand.
However when believers say they know their god(s) is absolutley 100% true and alive in a spirit world - without providing any verifiable facts, its hard to respect that. Moreover - it will never convince those wanting to believe but can't. It actually reeks of desperation, and observers are left with the conclusion that the only ones such persons are trying to convince are themselves.
Nonetheless, I'm glad there are a multitude of believers in all kinds of non-existent intelligent life. I wouldn't want it any other way, it makes life super interesting, especially with the ladies. I read that church is one of the best places to meet girls. Its said that women love that stuff. Astrology, Jesus, Karma, movies like Ghost - and of course all those Paranormal flicks... I'm all for them. Screw rationality - scary demons make chicks want to snuggle, and more. So in real life I don't knock it. I embrace it all. And let me tell you ... it's been enlightening.
So my new motto, as illogical as I may actually find belief in the supernatural - I say to others, especially the women:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUYuIVbFg0
or even better - Journey, Supernatural beliefs, and Glee - chick crack X 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_DaoA_mheM&feature=related