When I became an atheist, I didn't just suddenly decide, "Hey, I think I'm going to be an atheist now." It was much more complicated than that. After spending a lot of time learning about science, atheism, philosophy, history, skepticism, and so on, I was sitting on my bed one day pondering life when I sudden realized, "I just don't believe Christianity anymore." It wasn't a choice. It just happened. It was the result of learning and finding things out for myself rather than just believing everything my parents, the church, and the Bible told me to believe. My mind had freed. I felt like a giant weight had been lifted off of my shoulder. Not much has changed in my life. But the one thing that has changed, and that's the way I look at life and the universe, and that has made me very happy.
Anyway, that's my story. So, consider my question very carefully and answer: Is belief or disbelief a choice?
2007-06-14
09:23:30
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Penguin King
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