YOUNG people are sometimes tempted to leave the religion they have been brought up in because they have not been given the opportunity to think it through for themselves. Having been exposed to no other religions, they may question their own beliefs and come to the conclusion that they hold these beliefs only because they have known nothing else. To one who is going to think for himself, this is not a good reason for believing anything; so he may decide to find out for himself what is true and what is not true.
This happened to me when I was in college. My parents were Christian Scientists. I had attended Sunday School regularly and had applied the truths of my religion faithfully. But now I decided to take the position that Christian Science was just one of many religions. I would view life and the universe objectively. This meant my regarding matter as real instead of denying it reality, as I had been taught to do in Christian Science.
After some thoughtful investigation, I worked out for myself what seemed to be a reasonable explanation of the effect of Christian Science treatment on the body through faith. Then I became ill physically and tried to apply the theories I had worked out in order to heal myself. But nothing happened.
