Keeping an open mind

Don Mason addresses a young ‘self-proclaimed atheist’ and makes a call for tolerance

The Cygnus Loop Supernova Remnant | Photo: Photo: JJ Hester (Arizona State University) and NASA. Image courtesy of hubblesite.org

Inevitably what we come to believe is heavily influenced by our own experiences. It would be surprising and disappointing if it were not so. Because no two people are alike, a very diverse range of world views are on offer to the enquirer. Don’t stop looking because you feel satisfied with what you think you know or what your teachers may think they know.

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