Believe in believing?

Interesting question, Renee! The "This I believe" radio broadcast is a subtle way that Walker Percy uses to show how Binx is really alienated and set outside of the course of everyday life.

I'm not sure that the person on the radio broadcast (the one that you quote) is an existentialist, but it also does not discuss them as a theist (and, as we've learned, these are not mutually exclusive matters either). I would agree that the things you mention may be related to religion, but I also don't think that only religious people believe in freedom, or music, or uniqueness.... It's an interesting mix!

Notably, we don't get any notion as to what Binx believes himself. I'm a little past where this passage is, I think, and through the first 2 big sections, he doesn't testify to any particular political affiliation or religion; he doesn't really care about his job or have any activism. Do we think Binx is a nihilist? Is there a better term for him-- perhaps someone who just is so apathetic and ambivalent that they haven't bothered to form beliefs?