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I began asking, 'How can we know Christianity is true?' Sadly, none of the adults in my life offered an answer. Eventually I decided Christianity must not have any answers, and I became an agnostic.

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Nancy Pearcey
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 1
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Philosopher
Nancy Randolph Pearcey
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