1) Watched this when it got posted but forgot to comment. For a while I was thinking "this is an hour of my life I'll never get back". Lots of worn-out arguments and intellectual dishonesty (playing the Stalin card for example). Otherwise it was alright for the first 12 minutes and the guy seemed nice as a person.
2) It is hard to confirm that believes are entirely cultural when a large amount of people from fiercely religious households realise they are atheists (we even have some here). Vice versa also.
3) Upbringing and social surrounding will definitely have an effect on children, but whether or not they continue to believe without question is subject to debate. In EVF's case, his natural affinity towards evidence and empiricism would have led him to atheism had he been the son of a pope. There are so many factors involved in this.
2) It is hard to confirm that believes are entirely cultural when a large amount of people from fiercely religious households realise they are atheists (we even have some here). Vice versa also.
3) Upbringing and social surrounding will definitely have an effect on children, but whether or not they continue to believe without question is subject to debate. In EVF's case, his natural affinity towards evidence and empiricism would have led him to atheism had he been the son of a pope. There are so many factors involved in this.
