There's no such thing as an atheist baby

[cbayer]

27. The not collecting stamps argument is weak, imo.

Very few, if any, people identify as non-stamp collectors, have emblems on their cars or avatars that reflect their lack of stamp collecting or join/support organizations that are primarily for non-stamp collectors.

So, I would argue that in some cases atheism is really an active position.

That would lead me to conclude that there are two kinds of atheism - passive and active - and that a distinction might need to be made when discussing it.

As was said elsewhere, I don't think that children have a biological conception of a higher power, but they may have a genetically based predisposition towards spirituality (or not). Those that do would seem more likely to adopt the religion of their families or communities, while those that don't would seem less likely to do so.

Also it was mentioned above that twin studies have shown this to be the case, though I have not seen these studies.