The prerogative here is whether you want to lie to yourself of go with 99,999% of all scientists think. Since I'm not a scientist I'll go with the majority of what they think. I don't have the required education to make my own scientific theory. I have a degree in logic, but that doesn't really help me in the evolutionary science debate. I strongly believe that knowing when to shut up and listen when one is out of ones depth is a virtue.
I believe that if suicide bombers aren't sure whether they'll get the 72 virgins or not might have helped keeping the New York skyline as it was.