Which really happens more often: pain breeding religion or pain breeding atheism?

Question

It is a fact that most people with religion had it passed on from their parents. And thinking logically, you can also assume that most of these people had decent parents, who were at least somewhat involved in passing their values and morals onto their children.

There are cases when a person can reach lows in their life, and they choose a religion they feel helps them out, but no one can argue that this is much rarer than other alternatives.

I for one have felt more pain then most people could ever imagine. I won't get into everything I've had to struggle through, but I can tell you that my pain breed my search for the truth, and thus Atheism.

Isn't it a logical hypothesis that a large % of those who are religious lived average or above average lives, while a large
% of those who are not have had great struggles.

It is just amusing to me to see religious people trying to use emotion to convert people to their chosen religion, when they have never felt how low emotions can go.

If you must know, I had abusive meth addict parents, have suffured through every kind of abuse. Had stage V acne over 80% of my face for 3 years(1 in 10,000 during their adolescents) among other things. A war zone, ha, I would have loved it compared to what I've lived. Every time I got home it was a warzone.

Who's post are you reading? I never said anything about me being better then anybody. But if you would have said your mom found religion in pain that would have been relevant to the post instead of putting words in my mouth.

It is a true statement, and you seem very confused. I never had material things either (as I have said, my parents were addicted to meth. Often I didn't have food on the table. Obviously you do not know about child abuse, but that isn't important, because monetary suffering is very little in the sheme of things.

In fact I do know now that you ask though, because I am involved in charity work to help children, primarily in Africa, but that is another story.

And again,. just a last note, how does this coincide with me saying I'm better then people with religion. Which I believe, although hard to track, was your original accusation?

Sir, from 17 (when I moved out) to 20 I suffered from clinical depression, and I have been told I will always be at an increased risk, even though with treatment and therapy I am able to live a life now, that I will always be at risk to relapse. I have been there as well. You have no idea what I have felt, and really your ridiculous speech is wearing itself out.

And unless your dad has threatened to kill you in a drugged-up rage, I think you should stop your useless speech.

Answer 1

id be careful Ive seen atheists use the same measure to convert

Answer 2

I didn't really choose atheism...I guess it chose me. I've certainly had some hard times, but probably no harder than many others. I've always been an atheist. Religion and a belief in the supernatural have never made sense to me.

Answer 3

It doesnt matter if atheists are immoral or unhappy. Atheists choose atheism because they think its the correct position. Evn if its the hard way out

Answer 4

Atheism.