Childhood is the best period to instil the idea of a supreme being in a person, when the intellectual abilities have not yet developed sufficiently. Therefore no conscious acceptance or rejection is possible. The ability to make a choice is not yet developed. Others, usually grown-ups think on behalf of the child and if they feel necessary they force their will on him/her. Once the first seeds are in the 'ground' (in the psyche) and that 'basic fear' is implanted, turning back is almost impossible and 'detoxification' is dependent only upon the reasoning ability of the person's intellect. So, for all intents and purposes another virgin brain could be written off, 'lost'. This is the summary on the personal front. When we take up the matter vis a vis the whole of humanity, we see an identical situation.
The inception of this invention took place in the darkness of the ancient ages, while the humanity was still in its infancy with a limited intellect, limited knowledge, and a high degree of non-comprehension about what was going on around. Therefore in addition to the thousands of brains that were lost in the beginning we end up with hundreds of millions of brains won over to this invention of the human mind.
