Why people are religious

[abaris]

You inherit a particular faith from your family and, unless you decide to leave it, you get comfortable in it.

But only if your parents enforce it. In my case, they didn't. They weren't areligious, let alone atheist, but they didn't force me to go to church, nor did they encourage me to read the bible. Although the gave me a children's bible when I was little, called the Pathmos bible. I still have it.

So, I grew up believing, but not really giving it any thought. I never reflected on what I believed, and the first time I did, I didn't believe anymore.