*offers hugs* As Cristovau said, the folks that are frustrating you clearly missed the point of The Matrix. Perhaps the professor will grade them accordingly?

As another agnostic UU, I share your frustration in such situations. I, too, wonder at the comfort of those with Faith, but my quest own quest for Truth won't let me settle there.

Steffan ap Kennydd use a line in his signature file that I find very apt: "Grant me the company of those who seek truth, and protect me from those who have found it."