Atheism - What made you into it?

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Atheism - What made you into it?

Some Christian often claim that de-conversion to atheism is triggered by some of listed below;
1)Bad childhood experience like being raped molested or abused.
2)Tragic experience during formative years like loss of parents, properties and chances.
3)Divorce, business losses and other calamity-induced tragedy.
4)Other misfortune which can be life-shattering.

Are you classified as one of the above? If not, what made you an atheist?

Answer 1

Or, more possibly
5) I looked at the available evidence, using my intelligence, and realised the whole god thing was a myth, and religion a way of keeping people in their place.

Most christians will have to come up some form of twisted logic, such as your examples, to explain something beyond their limited dogmas.

Answer 2

If you are a Christian then your reasoning that atheism is a result of some tragic or traumatic experience in ones life is really ridiculous. Becoming a Christian or leaving the Christian faith are actions not reactions. If a person bases his/her belief system as a result of some tragic or traumatic event that is a reaction to the event. I think that Christian versus non Christian behavior is more an issue than beliefs. I am a Christian and I happen at times to be very sarcastic and sometimes rude. I own that fact about myself and admit that I do that. It doesn't justify that type of behavior though. While I don't understand atheism, I think it is a choice. I have no urgent need to call those people who choose to believe that way names. The truth of the matter is that one group is wrong and we will all eventually find out through death which one that is. I think that if you are completely content and unwavering in your belief system and you are accepting of the consequences then good for you. You are an intelligent, well rounded individual and I think that you can be an intelligent, well rounded individual as an atheist or a Christian. So, don't assume that anything "made" atheist choose their path, perhaps they just do what they feel is right for them.

Answer 3

Atheism is knowledge that proves God does not exist. As of right now, It is the truth, ( not for long though ). Christianity believes
JC is Savior, which is not true, His words were truth, same as words about His 33 years long life, He was not created to save nobody, but to bring the Truth and change Law into Love.
It's simply what Messiah can do, nothing more, nothing less.

Now, when entire world figure out God is here, ( effect similar to movie Groundhog day, when Millennium, the day that will last 1000 years ) Atheist got more chances getting eternal life, because their memory is empty of Lies and fears of God no one should fear. Fear woven through minds of Christian is going to do some irreparable damage, they will not be able to walk away from. Only because Christians so dearly believed in something that is not going to happen'.
I love everyone, just as myself, but this is just the Truth that's just around the corner.
much love

Answer 4

First, all of those examples could equally be reasons that someone became a Christian.

I actually became an atheist when I started to take a serious look at the evidence for the existance of a god. There is none. In the absence of evidence for the existance of something the most reasonable view is that it doesn't exist. There are a myriad of things for which this could be said, for example: Zeus, Space Alien Abductions, Santa Claus, My Childhood Invisible Friend, Spirit Mediums and on and on. Religion tells people to abandon their reason and use something called "faith", which is just another word for, 'forget about using the logic and reason you normally use to determine if something is true or not and just believe what we tell you'. The Atheist view does not abandon reason or logic and simply says, 'Look around, observe what there is using your senses and intelligence to detect what you can, if you cannot detect something or verify its existance, then the best course of action is to admit it doesn't exist'. Make sense?

Answer 5

None of the above. I just feel that any type of organized religion in most cases is just brainwashing the weak and weary into being a good person, most religions are in my opinion hypercritical and dangerous in some cases. I see no evidence to support the fact that there is a God watching everything I do, that is a ridiculous thought, what makes someone think they are so special with all the millions of people in the world, would he choose to listen to you. If there was a God then why are children born with cancer and suffering, why is their poverty and hunger and disease, if he loved us so much why are some left to live like that.

Answer 6

I was born into the Catholic religion, and was "saved" by the Christian church as a teenager. I think I finally stopped believing when I was in college. I never had a bad experience CAUSE my non-believing, I just didn't believe anymore. I never got a straight answer from Christians, I was told I was a bad Christian because I didn't "witness" to my parents who became atheists when I was young, and my prayers were never answered.

Everyone of my Christian friends are Christian or Catholic because that is what their parents taught them. My parents taught me to believe what I wanted. So when I got to college and started thinking more open-mindedly, I realized there was no God. Even if there were a God, and I got proof of it, I would never be a part of Christianity because I disagree with everyone of their beliefs.

Answer 7

None of the above. I just spent my life searching and analyzing. When I thought I was a Christian, people loved me. When I decided it wasn't right to pretend and finally became Atheist, I saw how people's attitude towards me changed. I analyzed that and felt that they are programmed to hate or pity me. No one likes to be hated or pitied, so no one is supposed to become an Atheist. That's what they're made to believe. Why? I came to the conclusion that religion is all about control and that made me more adamant about my beliefs.

Answer 8

I've always had doubts,but they didn't morph into full conviction until I developed post-partum depression.I just started thinking about things all the time and realized God is just not logical.Not that I was a Christian before.I was Wiccan,but I lost belief in everything.I HATE it.Simply hate it.But,I can't believe no matter how hard I try.

Answer 9

I did not experience any of the above. I became an atheist because I reached the point where science made more sense to me than religion.

Answer 10

What made you become a blithering delusional superstitionist hallucination swallowing religionist? I became an Atheist because in my search for truth, I was able to muck through the sewer of religious belief without becoming infected.