To true Atheists who were raised by God believers. Did you feel better or worse when you became an Atheists?

Question

Christians and Muslims, dont try to pretend you're Atheist just to make us look bad

Christians and Muslims, I'm not talking about Christians or Muslims that claim to be former Atheist because you are liars and most of your answers are bias

Christians and Muslims, dont tell Atheists how they feel because you're not an Athest

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Answer 1

I feel just the same it think, religion was never a huge part of my life but it was always there( i was a christian). It wasn't a big thing either when i became an atheist, as i grew up i started thinking for myself , i don't think it was ever a conscious choice to convert, just a logical natural one, Hope that helps!

Answer 2

I was raised in a Catholic household but no longer am. I consider myself a spiritual person but not religous. I feel better because I have learned about other religions of the world (and still learning - I know very little about Kabbalha (I can't even spell it - thats how little I know about it - I need to start researching it, apparently)). I think I am well rounded due to all the self-teaching I did. I don't know if that is due to my seperation of the church or not - but I am gettig interested in the Bible again. I just don't see what the big deal of whose God is right or whose religion is right - I accept everyone's religion.

Answer 3

I currently believe in God.

However, I used to be an Atheist. But, over a period of time, I grew convinced of the existence of the Christian God, and ultimately committed my life to Christ (e.g., see http://www.godsci.org/gs/chri/testimony/seek.html ).

Cordially,
John

Answer 4

I feel better and worse. My mind is free, which feels fantastic, but...my mind is free, which means I no longer think I have all the answers nicely pre-packaged for me.

If it were possible to choose my beliefs, I would choose freethought, because I no longer live in doubt. Any time I have doubts, I dig as deeply as necessary to refine my position and alleviate those doubts. It's the only way I have found to allow my conscience and sub-conscience to live in harmony.

Answer 5

No more guilt trips, no more threats of violence and pain, no more hypocrisy...yeah, I felt better. Dealing with the reality of there being no supernatural forces means accepting responsibility for one's own actions and no afterlife, but those aren't really a problem.

No afterlife means when you die, you don't get to enjoy existence after or see the total effect of your life. It sucks, but you get over it.

Taking responsibility means no copping out on one's own actions, but then again, you can't do that anyway. "But 'god' wanted me to kill him!" is not a valid argument, despite what many theists claim.

The "benefits" of believing (read: security blanket, placebo) aren't worth the emotional, mental and physical damage that they cause.

Answer 6

I don't know. Getting the religious dust out of your eyes has one very painful effect, and it is that you realize that you are going to die--for real--one day. Maybe it's easier to believe the religious fairy tales, if you can stomach the thought of some of your fellow creatures (or, if you're unlucky, yourself) being roasted in a pit forever. I don't know that either view of existence is actually cheerful.

Answer 7

We are all born atheist, so to say that someone becomes atheists isn't quite correct, we were all born atheist and unfortunately some of us are misled into superstition from which many recover to return to atheism.

Answer 8

I am an athiest. I do not worship god. Even during our durga puja, i visit pandals but I do not pray the deity. I believe in myself. i have faith in myself.

Answer 9

much better after the initial struggle with all the guilt trip bondage sub-routines built into all the religious viruses to keep their host minds captive and reproducing. as Morpheus said to Neo, "Welcome to the real world"

Answer 10

worse