Do people become more religious as they approach old age?

Answer 1

I got called by god at the ripe old age of 28. I think maybe the older generation were brought up to respect the faith handed down to them, but each generation is different. Maybe also it's the thought of what will happen when we die that gets people thinking, particularly as their friends and family die.

Answer 2

That would depend on whether they were 'a bit' religious in the first place, and excellent documentary on the nature of athiesm featured an extremely eldery lady who had been an athiest all her life. She had no fear of death and had not changed her views one jot.

In the main elderly people who had faith growing up will increase their links with church as it brings them comfort and, in some cases, a social network - rather than become 'more religious'.

Answer 3

The vast majority of people are born with a genetic predisposition to be gullible, because sceptics and free thinkers have always been considered a threat to the establishment and culled out of the population as heretics, blasphemers or atheists. Therefore the gene for gullibility was favoured for survival over the gene for scepticism. As people grow older, they may use logical thought process to reject the concept of a mythical god or cling to this irrational notion all their lives if their gullibility gene is dominant enough.

Answer 4

in accordance to my very own untrustworthy polls carried out whilst i became coaching intense college 15-20% of those 13-17 did no longer have confidence in God. in accordance to the truthful Pew learn, atheism between the age group 18-29 became at 3%. 30-39 at 2% over 40 at a million%. the final average of the quantity of atheists 18-over 40 became a million.6% The learn exhibits for sure that atheism is a few thing it is abandoned as people exchange into extra matured and mature. It has no longer something to do with anticipation of death.... it has to do with adventure.

Answer 5

People can become truly religious at any age ('religious' here means consciously believe in the One True God). Otherwise, it is only ritual imitations.

Answer 6

I think there's a tendency for people to become more spiritually-minded the more settled they become in relationships and so on. That sometimes translates into an increased interest in religion. Sometimes it means a move AWAY from organised religion.

Answer 7

According to the Sufi teachings, if one is not worshipful during youth, and does never get up at midnight to worship God the Father (Yahweh..) then in old age he is definitely not more religious than in youth !!!

Answer 8

well the more experience you have...the more chances of divine intervention you may have whitnessed, the Knowlagde of experience is a Plus..when you get older youll understand. ;) see what i mean? You have a long road ahead of you , well we are in the last days so im not sure, but if you did..you would have knowladge..Like a book you know by heart or a song or movie or a band you know all ablout and when peeps try to argue with you..YOU have the knowladge to proove them wrong or know better see??????

Answer 9

Yes,as they think they are approaching very near to The Almighty.

Answer 10

I do believe they do, for one thing young people believe they are invinsible and will live forever, when we become older we become wiser and no that we only have a very short time on this earth.