I happen to agree.  It's a non-standard word, more or less invented to sound intelligent.  So, if the word were real, what you'd be saying is that the purpose of the article is to NOT recap the Genesis record etc. etc.  The actual word you want is "irrespective of anyone's belief," because even "regardless" makes no sense.  "Irregardless" has no meaning in English, and is approximately equivalent to "ain't".  I used to laugh when flammable liquids had a big bold warning that said, "Inflammable."  In the desire to make words sound more important than they really are, we've actually created worthless words.   Talk• Contributions