Very interesting.
For me, religion is not only based on faith, but reason. That's probably because I'm a scientist at heart and strive to have everything explained.
I remember dissecting frogs, sharks, and fetal pigs in high school, and thinking "there's no way this just <I>happened</I>." Even if I had no faith, it is only reasonable to conclude that God exists.
At any rate, glad you chose to use a nickname instead of your full name.