I'm still hoping you will provide a reference for these statements ...
Matt Ridley shares a lot of imaginative personal opinion and speculation and freely admits to doing so.
s a thinking person I can disagree with his opinion and speculation. Matt Ridley openly admits that this is the speculative thesis he argues from
At that point I remind myself that Matt Ridley admits to speculating.
As far as context goes, you said these things in the context of trying to refute scientific research that shows the link between belief in god and genetics. Its all on the previous page.