It certainly doesn’t prove the point, it does however highlight one. As a result of religious teaching the majority of people have, at different points in history, been certain that;  The Earth was flat,  The Earth, or even a particular point on the earth, was the centre of the universe,  The Earth is less than six thousand years old,  Certain races were not human [i]  Women were created inferior to men  If ever evidence were needed that the majority are frequently and alarmingly wrong, then religion provides it in abundance.  [i] For example the Christian concept of Polygenism – the notion that the white races were descended from Adam and others not – has had several outings during history. Among other things it has been used to justify slavery, apartheid and imperialism.