A survey conducted by researchers at the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago using data collected by the General Social Survey showed that as we age our belief in God grows stronger.
This makes sense because as we age we settle within ourselves better. We mature more emotionally and intellectually eventually accepting the life we have and our surroundings as opposed to when were teens and rebelled or were "know it all" college age kids.
Previous studies show that as we age we become more conservative - conservative as in keeping values and beliefs, not in the political sense.
So why are there atheists?
God is a heavy subject for some. Atheists run from God for many reasons. They do not understand and are often stuck in the adult version of object permanence. If it's not there in front of me, then its not there... or so they claim. This shows intellectual immaturity and sloth.
As young people, we want to explore and push our senses to the limit. Since the spiritual realm is remote from the senses, this makes it hard for some to accept God. However, as we age, the dust we kicked up in life begins to settle and we see that God is indeed there - life makes more sense. We are not just animals responding to stimuli.
Kudos to all the young people who do believe already and remain firm despite the chic so-called rationalism that is contaminating universities and high schools. This pseudo-rationalism pushes atheism, agnosticism and skepticism as the norm for an academic.
"With age comes wisdom" - May Mary pray for all of us and show us God, she who is the Seat of Wisdom!
