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Why are you an atheist?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Seasidechap Jan 19, 2012. 62 Replies 0 Likes
I would like to hear different people's answers to this question. What caused you to become an atheist and what prompted your shift in views? I'm simply curious. Continue
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Seasidechap replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"You do not suffer alone......."
Blake Herrington replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"What is a constract?"
Matthew replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"Sorry for the grammar, it's hard to edit with an iPad."
Matthew replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"The book of numbers helped a lot.
I read the bible at a very young age and shrugged off a lot of what it said and continued to believe. I found that I was very intersect in space and cosmology. So I began reading. I had read many science books and…"
Syn Peralta replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"I was born/raised in a very devout (extended) family, in a Christian country (Philippines). The families' religion is a christian sect called "iglesia ni cristo (church of christ)". This sect always challenges the belief of roman…"
Michael R replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"I think I always was. I never believed the stories that were told in Sunday school. I kept them in the same category as the stories of Odin or Mars. The people of history believed in their religions as much as people believe in their religions…"
Dale Headley replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'" I never shifted. I always WAS a rational, thinking, intelligent person, even as a kid. I always knew that religion was a delusion clung to by fearful, ignorant grown-ups, including my parents. What I didn't understand was why…"
Francis Traynor replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"I think therefore I am.....an atheist. Only joking!"
Seasidechap replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"I was raised as a Catholic. I can still remember my first holy communion - absolutely nothing happened. No feeling of being with god, or anything spiritual. That was the first nail in the coffin.
Even as a child I had an interest in science, and…"
Diane replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"I was raised an atheist. I sought out God and religions as I grew up, but when looked at from the outside, they all seem arbitrary and equally absurd. To me it just makes sense that humankind makes up religion. Also, I have not…"
Rodney Ashby replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"I became Atheist around 5 years ago after researching Biology and how they can trace our past though DNA, and studied different time dating methods scientist use and how there's so many different ways to determine how old the earth is.…"
Isaac replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"It seems that in practice that the term 'god' means whatever the user wants it to mean. That pretty much makes the concept of god meaningless. That, and it seems that nobody can support their 'god' ideas with empirical evidence.…"
Barry Eckert replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"The most convincing argument I have ever seen for atheism is a careful reading of the Bible. After that particular indoctrination was torn down, it was a short trip to rejecting all religions."
Steve replied to Blake Herrington's discussion 'Why are you an atheist?'"My (very mild) childhood indoctrination never took. Thankfully I've never been forced to believe like many children are - particularly in the US as far as Christianity is concerned (those stories are just pure horror). But I've learned the…"
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