Any atheists that weren't ALWAYS atheist?

[blatantlyobvious]

I'm just curious to know if there are any members on here that are currently atheist (or agnostic, or agnostic atheist) that weren't ALWAYS so.

I know I was raised as an Orthodox Christian and hadn't "embraced" my agnostic atheism until adulthood, and I'm sure there are many others with similar stories.

I wonder why people go from believers to nonbelievers... much like I wonder why people even believe beyond their teenage years...

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[Liquid]

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[beezy]

i think there are far less atheists out there that have ALWAYS been atheist than those who switched.. just looking at numbers, MOST people believe in God.. therefore most people come from homes where they were raised to belive in God.. its towards adulthood and them college years that people start questioning their beliefs.. more so in recent times, it seems to be the wave

 

[thoushallhustle]

I believed in Christianity as a child the same way i believed in santa claus and the tooth fairy. As I got older I noticed the same people who would be screamin and hollerin were some of the meanest most hateful people I met and they didnt align themselves with the word at all. Ive tried and studied the bible and alot of It just didnt sit right with me. I just decided to stop going to church when i was about 14ish. Im not an athiest though.

 

[mson]

I believed in Christianity as a child the same way i believed in santa claus and the tooth fairy. As I got older I noticed the same people who would be screamin and hollerin were some of the meanest most hateful people I met and they didnt align themselves with the word at all. Ive tried and studied the bible and alot of It just didnt sit right with me. I just decided to stop going to church when i was about 14ish. Im not an athiest though.

I guess we all know what happened next.

 

[blatantlyobvious]

This is a higher learning thread

Are you suggesting that this is inappropriate for The Locker Room, or that this is something that has already been discussed in Higher Learning?


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[blatantlyobvious]

i think there are far less atheists out there that have ALWAYS been atheist than those who switched.. just looking at numbers, MOST people believe in God.. therefore most people come from homes where they were raised to belive in God.. its towards adulthood and them college years that people start questioning their beliefs.. more so in recent times, it seems to be the wave

I guess the better questions is: have we atheists (and the like) ever really believed? I'm a little skeptical. I don't think I ever really "believed" in the existence of any god because I have never had any real connection with one/it/him/her. A god has never made himself known to me, and going by what my parents say alone doesn't really warrant belief, does it?

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[blatantlyobvious]

I believed in Christianity as a child the same way i believed in santa claus and the tooth fairy. As I got older I noticed the same people who would be screamin and hollerin were some of the meanest most hateful people I met and they didnt align themselves with the word at all. Ive tried and studied the bible and alot of It just didnt sit right with me. I just decided to stop going to church when i was about 14ish. Im not an athiest though.

So, you believe in the existence of a deity?

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[Ain't That Something]

I believed in Christianity as a child the same way i believed in santa claus and the tooth fairy. As I got older I noticed the same people who would be screamin and hollerin were some of the meanest most hateful people I met and they didnt align themselves with the word at all. Ive tried and studied the bible and alot of It just didnt sit right with me. I just decided to stop going to church when i was about 14ish. Im not an athiest though.

And this is what happened when Society push fictional characters onto the belief system of a child and model it after religious figures. Why I will always tell my kids that santa claus and the tooth fairy and whatever else is fake so their belief system in a real Jesus is not all messed up. Then as an adult they can grow to accept what they want.

 

[blatantlyobvious]

I guess we all know what happened next.

Bad guess... because I don't, although I'd like to know...

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[Mister_DoItNice]

I was raised as a Christian. Mother is old school Jamaican so being in the church all the time was common. I spent my younger years in Catholic school. I guess what sparked my change was just an observation of the world around me. As I got older, and learned more about different ideologies I found myself feeling more neutral than anything else. This was over the course of about 5 or 6 years. I started to feel like religion was more of a dividing factor among society as opposed to a unifying one. So many people unable to be accepting of a different point of view. As a result, I disassociated myself with any form of organized religion and now consider myself an agnostic. It's rough because being black, and not believing can leave you ostracized on so many fronts.

 

[Ain't That Something]

I guess the better questions is: have we atheists (and the like) ever really believed? I'm a little skeptical. I don't think I ever really "believed" in the existence of any god because I have never had any real connection with one/it/him/her. A god has never made himself known to me, and going by what my parents say alone doesn't really warrant belief, does it?

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True christianity is having a deep spiritual connection to God where you feel his presence in your very day life. There are alot of people that are christians in name only bc they don't have that relationship.

 

[beezy]

I guess the better questions is: have we atheists (and the like) ever really believed? I'm a little skeptical. I don't think I ever really "believed" in the existence of any god because I have never had any real connection with one/it/him/her. A god has never made himself known to me, and going by what my parents say alone doesn't really warrant belief, does it?

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na i really believed. i guess im agnostic now, and was atheist for some time, but i was raised catholic and believed without a shadow of a doubt that everything i had been raised to believe was true..

 

[thoushallhustle]

So, you believe in the existence of a deity?

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Yes. I believe there is a higher power than us but I dont claim to have all the answers. Im a big metaphysics/paranormal/spirituality nerd

 

[thoushallhustle]

And this is what happened when Society push fictional characters onto the belief system of a child and model it after religious figures. Why I will always tell my kids that santa claus and the tooth fairy and whatever else is fake so their belief system in a real Jesus is not all messed up. Then as an adult they can grow to accept what they want.

I agree but I believe the reason its easy to compare jesus to something like santa claus is because theyre equally ridiculous.