Lewis is making the observation that most people that have become Christians in their adult years and not as children were persuaded by arguments that affirmed the existence of God (or theism).
This means that as adults we sometimes require more substantial proof in order to believe in God. As children we can become Christians through upbringing (like myself), songs, or experience, etc. However, if a nonbeliever comes to Christian faith as an adult it may be through logical or philosophical arguments for the existence of God, something that a child would not care about.
Lewis' writings were all about providing "adult" arguments for the existence of God, as in his book "Mere Christianity."
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