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What version of god are you talking about...
An unmoved mover or first cause which manifests itself as an ineffable force that permeates and unifies the entire universe; sensed in the remotest peripheries of the human consciousness.
...and how is it a plausible explanation?
Seems like it's a 50/50 probability. Either God exists or It doesn't. There's nothing to suggest that it's implausible, is there?
And what makes the garage dragon a random and nonsensical claim?
Because I can't think of a single model or theory or quandary which would logically point to the existence of an invisible garage-dragon.
If I tell you that not only do I have a dragon living in my garage, but that he also created the universe, does my claim become MORE or LESS plausible?
How did you come to this conclusion? What's the reasoning? What model or theory or quandary lead you to conclude that God is in your garage and that's he's an invisible dragon?
Can you honestly not see the difference?
I think the purpose of Sagan's example was to pick something that people DON'T commonly delude themselves into believing. But garage dragons aside, there ARE many other examples of widespread delusions that have nothing to do with religion: Ghosts, UFOs, astrology, homeopathy, magic, prophecies, etc.
I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.