WHAT MADE YOU TO QUIT RELIGION? and you started practicing "atheism" or least religion?

Answer 1

It happened in third grade when they told me that all of the hypocrites that i went to church with were going to heaven, but all the good people that did not believe in my particular brand of Christianity were going to hell.

This left me with two possibilities.

1. Either God was an idiot.

Or.

2. Religion was just a lie about God.

After much deliberation I decided the God was probably not an idiot.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 2

Well - be a little careful.
Atheism - Believes there is no god.
Agnosticism - Believes in no religion.

I am agnostic. I am deeply anti-religious. I think that God is much more than professed in religions - God is far too often anthropomorphized in most religions. I have no inerest in having another person tell me what to believe, or tell me what God is. There is no way that this person is more connected to God than I am. I like to investigate the beliefs of different religions and discover more about God by myself.

Furthermore, if you investigate "holy books" and beliefs, you will find that a large percentage is taken directly from paganism or simply written by some man with a clear motive. For example, Judaism was hugely altered by the Babylonian captivity - the period of time the Jews were forced to stay in Babylon. Satan was elevated to near God-status due to influence from Zorastrianism.

Next, most moral crusaders are moral crusaders because they are (1) guilty about something they did in the past, (2) trying to hide the fact that they are doing the "immoral" acts themselves. That's why homosexuality is so often lambasted - it's a desire most people have to some degree, but many are very afraid to aknowledge.

In general, I hate religions because spirituality is not meant to be controled by someone else - I think too often the leaders are more interested in money and power than anything praise-worthy.

I gave up religion when I was 10 because I would not stand to believe in something that would even vaguely deny evolution - an obvious scientific fact.

Answer 3

I never quit religion, i just never belived in any religion from the start. I am an atheist but i dont "practise" atheism. their is no such thing as a practicing atheist eaither you believe in a religion or you dont. the world has been highjacked by theist's and their dogma. religion is the biggest form of mind controll ever. none of what religion teaches has ever been proven. morality is not handed down to mankind thrue the belief in a diety. if the worlds people would sit back and take a look at what religion has done to our world, the rational mind would reject it wholesale. this is not going to happen becouse of the brainwashing that has gone on since the dawn of man. the fear that has been imposed upon mankind in the name of religion is too deeply ingrained in the mass mind. humans are sheep waiting to be led to the slaughter by other humans in the name of a god.

Answer 4

i didnt really quit religion and i am not atheist. I feel like i am in limbo between the sides. This happened after the death of my brother, best friend, son, a murder of the wife and 2 of 3 children i babysat for at the hands of there father and much physical abuse and heartache. I was and am a very kind hearted person and just couldnt rap my mind around all of the bad things i was facing and others face that are good people while all these idiots get away with murder, theft etc and go on to become rich and famous or continue to be rich and famous.

Answer 5

I am no longer a Christian. I was most of my life. I was there every time the doors were open. "Christians" will tell you I never was one, as their motto is once saved always saved.
But I know me and I will tell you I was.
I got too involved in the church.
I saw behind the smiles.
I saw the money being made and sought after.
I realized Jesus was a man, a good man, but a man just the same.
I was visited by my grandfather, who had passed away and the bible is against communicating with the dead.
I realized the bible was a book. An interesting read with some good advice, but just a book.
I began to think for myself.
I began to think that God was more than I was taught.
I began to open my mind and not see so much evil.
I learned.
I grew.
I became wiser.
I outgrew my religion and moved on to a greater understanding.

Answer 6

I don't practice atheism, I'm just not religious. Period. Why you ask? Because I used my common sense to realize that we need to stop lying to ourselves about a superbeing. Science says he doesn't exist. Maybe some dude did get crucified but that doesn't mean he's immortal and in charge of the universe and all that exists. That's make-believe mumbo jumbo. Humans as a whole would be a lot smarter if they'd focus on facts and not superstition. I can't wait until we evolve beyond this.

Answer 7

I tired of the backbiting, hypocrisy (among laity and clergy), the schisms, the opinions about scripture that varied depending on who you talked to and the fighting that ensued with that amongst themselves. The superiority complex that everybody I encountered seemed to have, despite the fact they thought they considered themselves "GOOD people" and "good" in their religion and yet made racist comments, picked on other religions and so on. NONE of the religions could sufficiently answer my questions about their support of a creator god and his alleged actions, etc.... I could go on for days.

Needless to say I found my niche in Buddhism, which taught me not only what actions are incorrect and which ones are correct but HOW to correct flawed thinking, actions and so on and how to REALLY help others. Buddhism makes logical sense and is brutally honest and truthful. The Buddha expects you to NOT take HIS word for anything but to chew it over yourself and either come to the same conclusions or not... etc.

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Answer 8

well i'm agnostic but i was catholic and protestant and i studied different religions anyway what made me leave was i couldn't take all of the ignorance and hatred that i felt was being spread around and all the judgement being passed around as well i couldn't take it anyway i'm also agnostic because a higher being hasn't been proven nor disproven as sometimes i go back and forth on maybe a higher being exists and maybe one doesn't anyway with all these religions and gods which one is the real one if any at all i mean take a look around you as i do and sometimes i lean towards there not being a higher being and at times i lean towards there might being a higher being as there is certain things that still need to be explained

Answer 9

I wanted to understand the world, not explain it. Science and logic help you to understand this earth in all its beauty and devistation without delusions of an answer that feels good or explains everything in a nice, cozy way.

As Carl Sagan's widow once said in an interview, after being asked about whether Carl ever wanted to "believe" and give up atheism: "He didn't want to believe; he wanted to know."

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Answer 10

the ignorance of others, other believers setting a bad example and in the religion for the wrong reasons