You can dismiss it all you like, but the fact of the matter is that the surrounding culture plays a strong factor in determining to what religion a person will turn. If people want to be honest with themselves about why they believe what they believe, the role that culture plays in those beliefs must be considered.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
