For me this starts even more basic than this. I’ve even seen people who are otherwise Atheists that believe other crazy things like some conspiracy theories or convert to a religion. I realized that it is about epistemology. If a person does not have a good system for obtaining truth, then they’re screwed. I was a Christian for over 25 years, and I left because I went to engineering school and my epistemology changed. After that, religion was incompatible. Some people told me that I would be a Christian some day again. I asked them if they would believe in Santa Claus again. If their claim on reality is not measurable and falsifiable it gets tossed out. I’m amazed how so few people really understand this.