Atheist scientist claims religion will be gone in a generation. Is he right?

[el_bryanto]

17. Without critical evaluation might be a bit of a sticking point

Many believers believe that they have subjected their beliefs to critical evaluation, and found them to stand up to that; I understand that you don't believe that's accurate.

I was raised as a believer - and my mother was fairly uncritical in her beliefs, but my father, I feel, encouraged inquiry and questions. He felt that if you didn't question your faith, as you would question everything else, your faith would remain weak. He was a believer and he hoped that his children would build a relationship with God as well, but he didn't want that belief to be based on parroting what he or our religious leaders said.

But from your point of view, it's likely that any real critical evaluation of faith would find it wanting.

Bryant