On the one hand, there’s some evidence that religiosity is partly heritable. On the other hand, this correlation between genes and religiosity is without manipulating the educational environment.
There’s an apocryphal quote associated with the Jesuits: “Give me a child up to the age of seven and I will give you the man.” Intense education would overwhelm the genetic factors.
On the one hand, there’s some evidence that religiosity is partly heritable. On the other hand, this correlation between genes and religiosity is without manipulating the educational environment.
There’s an apocryphal quote associated with the Jesuits: “Give me a child up to the age of seven and I will give you the man.” Intense education would overwhelm the genetic factors.
One hopes. I don’t know if it’s possible to generalize on this point though. With some education takes, with some, it doesn’t.