I was wrong, sorry. What you wanted (both goal-wise and what information you were asking for) was not clear to me, and I leapt to the wrong conclusion.
I don’t know the histories of that many old people, and most of them are family, but by about six to two I know of more who became less religious in old age. The effect of young adults being less religious is real, but if they “come back,” I think it’s more likely that they come back around the time they have kids, which I’ve seen a lot of.
What is the “paradox?” What needs to be explained, and why does it seem difficult to explain? Could you explain more clearly? Just wanting information about something is an okay goal, but there’s a lot of information out there, and if you just wanted all of it you’d use google. So presumably your goal is a bit more specific.
I was wrong, sorry. What you wanted (both goal-wise and what information you were asking for) was not clear to me, and I leapt to the wrong conclusion.
I don’t know the histories of that many old people, and most of them are family, but by about six to two I know of more who became less religious in old age. The effect of young adults being less religious is real, but if they “come back,” I think it’s more likely that they come back around the time they have kids, which I’ve seen a lot of.
What is the “paradox?” What needs to be explained, and why does it seem difficult to explain? Could you explain more clearly? Just wanting information about something is an okay goal, but there’s a lot of information out there, and if you just wanted all of it you’d use google. So presumably your goal is a bit more specific.