Thread by @catholiccom

"Most people accept whatever religion they're raised in, so there's no particular reason to believe in religion."

Just because people tend to accept the beliefs they're raised with, that doesn't mean we should reject belief altogether. (Thread) (1/6)

Children have a natural tendency to accept the beliefs they're taught by their parents and culture. This is essential to our education, since we aren't able to personally verify literally every last one of our beliefs. This is true across all subjects, not just religion. (2/6)

For example, people tend to accept the ideas about the natural world that are prevalent in their culture, but this doesn't mean they should disbelieve in the natural world or how it works. (3/6)

Rather, it means they have reason to accept what they've been taught unless and until a superior case is made for another view. Similarly, people have a reason to accept the religion they were raised in unless and until they encounter a superior case for another religion. (4/6)

Christianity has nothing to fear in this regard. Of all religions, it has made perhaps the most comprehensive and thorough study of the arguments and evidences that support it—a field known as Christian apologetics (which is what Catholic Answers specializes in). (5/6)

If most people remain in the religion of their birth, it is because most don't undertake a detailed study of apologetics and thus don't encounter the powerful evidences for the Christian faith. (6/6)