2006-07-01 23:47:32 · 8 answers · asked by Pervy_Pirate 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is no such process, exclusively.
Some people indoctrinated by a church at an early age later challenge the preconceptions of their youth. Some of them find a stronger faith; some remain unsure and unwilling to commit; some turn away completely. So you have:
"Believers" => Believers
"Believers" => Agnostics
"Believers" => Atheists
Some people who have no religious training as a kid later on become more accepting of either the possibility of God, or even become spiritual and leave atheism behind.
Atheists => Believers
Atheists => Agnostics
Atheists => Atheists
If you are asking whether the conversion to atheism from former religious training is based on social pressure, well, no -- you can't blame it entirely on social pressure.
(In fact, in the U.S., I think between 80-90% of people believe in SOME sort of God -- agnosticism is okay, but pure atheism is not exactly a majority opinion.)
Atheism can occur because one has a purely intellectual bent and so disregards all things spiritual.
It can also be contributed to by painful experiences of personal loss (where God is considered a monster if he would exist, so it's easier to believe he does not); or from rejection/injustice by those who claim to be spiritual.
Sometimes people choose atheism for, what seems to them to be, good reasons.
While society's mindset can impact what one is exposed to, choosing to deny God occurs individually.
2006-07-02 01:21:38 · answer #1 · answered by Jennywocky 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
evolutionary process of the mind is Believers=>Agnostics=>Atheists=>humans
2006-07-02 06:50:40 · answer #2 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 Peter 1:20 - Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
Read the King James version of the Holy Bible for the answer that you seek. For it will reveal the TRUTH to you in you humble yourself and pray the the Holy Spirit reveal the TRUTH to you.
2006-07-02 06:57:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i beleive the evolutionary process is an outcome of a biological system.
2006-07-02 06:49:00 · answer #4 · answered by johnny_zondo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's a outcome of education.
It takes wilful ignorance and denial to be religious.
2006-07-02 06:50:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO,it is not out come of any social pressure ,it is a scientific proposition.
2006-07-02 06:53:20 · answer #6 · answered by sa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
There is no such proses. Evolution is no process. We look back and see how evolution works. There is no way you can look forward and see it work.
2006-07-02 06:50:35 · answer #7 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it's the outcome of lack of spiritual pressure...
2006-07-02 06:51:21 · answer #8 · answered by kerbourchardalan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋