And many of the ones that do are wrong.
Trying to understand things is not a "path". One does not come to understand things by looking at many different beliefs without trying to work out which ones are right and which ones are wrong, one does it by reasoning towards conclusions. The value of the activity is a) in the conclusions arrived at, and b) in practice arriving at conclusions enhancing ones ability to do so in future. It's not just about enjoying the view.
People who talk like you do almost invariably *aren't* seekers, you're deliberately-remain-losters who are actively contemptuous of those who are trying to come up with the right answers to questions and demonstrate that those answers are right (just as I am actively contemptuous of those who aren't, to be fair, but sometimes less openly).
Scientists are seekers. Even the most dogmatic religious fundamentalists are seekers - they're seekers who believe that what they're looking for is right where they are, but they're still concerned with deciding what is true and what isn't. People who refer to themselves as "spiritual but not religious" almost invariably aren't seeking after truth, they're simply enjoying the view.
The word "God" means (not "represents"
a supreme being. It simply does not mean "the universe" or "just deeper self knowledge", that's just incorrect.
People do indeed have to be free to think how they choose. But those who choose not to try to be right about things have to accept "haughty scorn" as their lot.
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