Stonebraker’s skepticism of the purported truths of religion can be traced back to her “loving, secular home." When she arrived at Sydney University she was a critic of religion. Religious faith and belief in God were unimportant to her at the time, and she rejected the idea that one needed faith or belief in God to be able to sustain value and meaning in life. <ref name="Metaxas 2017">{{cite web |author=Eric Metaxas|title=Saved by an Atheist: Do Humans Matter or Not?|url=https://www.christianheadlines.com/columnists/breakpoint/saved-by-an-atheist-do-human-matter-or-not.html |accessdate=23/06/2019 |language=English |date=12/06/2017}}</ref> | Stonebraker’s skepticism of the purported truths of religion can be traced back to her “loving, secular home." When she arrived at Sydney University she was a critic of religion. Religious faith and belief in God were unimportant to her at the time, and she rejected the idea that one needed faith or belief in God to be able to sustain value and meaning in life. <ref name="Metaxas 2017">{{cite web |author=Eric Metaxas|title=Saved by an Atheist: Do Humans Matter or Not?|url=https://www.christianheadlines.com/columnists/breakpoint/saved-by-an-atheist-do-human-matter-or-not.html |accessdate=23/06/2019 |language=English |date=12/06/2017}}</ref> |