Magical thinking will only make your irrational connections and cognitive biases worse.
Believing in God doesn't presuppose itself on any fantastical thinking, you know this, I know this, this is ridiculous, this is elementary atheist argumentation being postulated. Faith isn't predicated on whether or not God is real. I don't need to prove God's existence to pray to him, nor do I need to establish his power to gain comfort, strength, from his embrace in moments of adversity, pain. We turn to God precisely because of the human soul; it's a delicate thing that often times reflects on one's mortality, being alone, the future, pain, hardships, profound concepts that the human soul constantly struggles with as one ages; God is a pure thing that never leads one's soul astray, he's always there, within, giving warmth, comfort, when one accepts his presence; similar to how a Mother comforts a babe in its cradle whenever it cries. Matters of faith have nothing to do with fiction but with the resolve, fortitude, strength, to face life's challenges with the grit and determination that stems from one's connection to God.
Why do I believe in God - precisely because I've experienced the worst that life has thrown at me. Leukemia, homelessness, hopelessness, trauma, and so on. My faith in God is absolute because I know evil is real, and if evil is real, so too is God; if sin is real, then so too is God; if dreams, death, are real then so too is God.
In my experience, usually those who don't believe in God are pampered up children who haven't experienced a single real hardship.
