I'm pretty much of a Christian, too, and I usually turn to prayer when I've got absolutely nothing else to fall back on, but in this case there are plenty of resources for you -- counseling, medication, support groups like this one. My feeling is that if God gave us an intellect, he would want us to use it.
Your irritation at your brother's smugness probably just eggs him on, but it sounds like his belief system is really pretty fragile if he can't even engage you in a reasoned debate. Even after all these years, I still try to reason with fanatics, though I should know better by now. Eventually, something may come along that shakes him to his core and wipes that smug smile off his face.
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Every person carries with him or herself patterns of thinking, feeling, and potential acting which were learned throughout their lifetime...As soon as certain patterns...have established themselves...he must unlearn these...and unlearning is more difficult than learning for the first time.
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