Questions from an atheist, part 4
This article will be the last addressing this particular question (I promise):
“Is it not likely that you are a Christian because your parents were?”
Templeton led up to this question by asking a series of questions suggesting that if one were born in Saudi Arabia, one would be a Muslim; in India, a Hindu; in Jerusalem, a Jew; and so forth. The underlying implication being that humans are conditioned in our beliefs by our environments.
This I heartily affirm. Therefore, I ask: Is it not likely that Mr. Templeton is an atheist because he was born into a largely post-Christian, secular, agnostically academic culture? It is most fashionable these days to be an unbeliever, especially if you are moving in any sort of educated or academic circles…Read more.
