for atheists and the ex christians why dont you believe?

Question

what happened in your life to make you choose the way you did? please i would really like to know! was you never taught? did you have a bad experience where you blamed God? this is a sincere question, no judging on my part, i just really like to know.

i appericate your answers. im not gonna pick the best answer simply cause i just wanted to know. someone asked why i cared, the reason why is cause i just have a heart for people! im a very compassionate person! me believing in God and heaven and hell i just dont want anyone to go to hell. i will say im sorry for the others that have given you a hard time and made us look so bad! keep in mind not everyone who says their Christ like is. again thanks for your answers, and understanding it was from the heart with no crazy intentions behind!

Answer 1

I left Christianity as a young adult -- when I started thinking for myself!

I think it might surprise you to know that there is no eternal torment in Judaism so you can quit worrying about anyone going to hell. You can read several versions of the Jewish afterlife here:

http://www.jewfaq.org/olamhaba.htm#Resurrection
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Answer 2

I am a non-believer in God. To set the record straight, I believe in love, happiness, friends, and being a good person at all times. I feel as though people that are religious and base the way they live on that religion, are only being a good person in fear of going to hell. I, on the other hand, do not believe in a heaven or a hell. I am a good person because its the right thing to do. Also, there is so so much wrong in this world that I don't understand how people can believe that there is a "god" that is all knowing and all great and whatever else you think he is. It just doesn't make sense. I go back to the early Greek years when Gods were made up in stories and folk tales to give the people answers for love, life, thunder, weather, seasons, and on and on. It's no different today. Some people just NEED to believe in something of a higher power. Then there are people like me who are happy to believe in themselves and the loved ones around them.

Answer 3

I was raised Presbyterian. I remember, as a six year old, sitting in Sunday school and listening to the teacher. In my mind I'm following along and saying "No way, that's just ridiculous!"
Even as a young child, I knew that the whole god thing was a fantasy. Its just not plausible.
Also, religion takes no logic, reasoning or critical thinking. You just say "I believe" and BANG, you're in the club. No thought whatsoever.
Lastly, I could not believe that an all powerful, all loving and all knowing god would allow the rape, beating and murder of women and children. That is illogical.

I am now an atheist and am quite happy with my decision and my life,

Answer 4

Honestly, it just never made sense. I was baptized catholic, my parents encouraged me to go to any church I felt like going to (I hung around the baptist church on Sunday's, another presbyterian church had a fun day camp some weekend during summers, etc.) but blind faith never made sense to me. I continually questioned people, but never got any good answers - eventually I concluded that it was just something people believed in to make themselves feel better.

When I reached middle school and it came out that I wasn't a member of a church I tended to be targeted for ridicule and attack which was passively encouraged by some teachers. In response I became very aggressive in atheism until high school when I mellowed a bit as I finally began to get some other students to see the way I did. There was not, however, any defining moment. I sincerely doubt that most people have one.

Answer 5

It just never really spoke to me. I went to chruch and CCD and learned all the stuff I was supposed to, but none of it made sense to me. I asked questions and no one ever really bothered to answer me other then "Because the Bible says so". I have nothing against Christianity. I don't always like the Christians that go a long with it, but it's just not for me. I think its close minded, absolute and arrogant. I refuse to say I KNOW what the Gods are doing or thinking or want me and the rest of the world to do. That creeps me out a little.

Answer 6

I was brought up in a religious environment and from a young age, I listened to the fairy tales from the "bible". However, while growing up, I got taught the truth through science, logic, maths, knowledge and common sense.

I have had no bad experiences concerning "god" as I don't actually believe in it. I have, however, had bad experiences with religion and those who follow these cults.

Through growing up and becoming more educated, I have been able to come to the conclusion that its all lies. The "bible" has got to be the biggest load of crap ever written. I don't know how people still fall for the lies.

I am actually ashamed to say that I was ever part of a religion, especially now knowing how hateful, bigotted, misogynistic, homophobic, murderous, abusive and controlling they are.

I'm looking forward to when the world goes atheistic.Shouldn't be too long now!

Answer 7

Ex-Christian, not an atheist.

As strange as it sounds, a World Art History class where I was required to read a book called "The Golden Bough". It was then that I knew. I still wondered after that, but a further exploration of history has made it clear - Christianity is based on a distortion of history. Jesus wasn't worshipped AS God until 325 A.D. when it was DECIDED that he WAS God. Previously he had only been honored as a prophet, but NOT as a god. There's a lot more, but that was the "smoking gun".

Answer 8

I did bible school, I studied and chose RC when I was young. But life throws some hard punches, and despite doing everything I could, praying, begging, reading, nothing turned it around.

Eventually I woke up to the fact that Christianity had nothing to offer me, no comfort, no reasons, having faith wasn't going to 'save' me. I eventually began to make some drastic changes in my life, taking charge, and began to look elsewhere for guidance.

I finally found it, and am happy with my life and beliefs in a way I never was before. While my family aren't pleased that I converted to Celtic Paganism, they respect that it's given me a whole new lease on life and much more confidence.

Answer 9

I grew up as a lutheran, in college I was an onfire protestant and when I got married I converted to catholicism.
Eventually one day my husband started having a crisis of faith, I had to take into account as to why he was going through it. Then I took my first astronomy course. It no longer made sense to me. The expectations are impossible to reach, and you are never enough for god. Also, man creates religion, the amount of time that it takes the earth to actually die out will be millions of years from now, and that will an abundance of time for people to come up with new religions after christianity dies out. Will there religion be right to because their scripture says so? It's a lot of things, I don't blame God or anything. I chose not to believe because of logic and what made sense to me. Now, I live my life how I want to live it, and have no regrets, I also don't have beliefs, I have ideas and thoughts. I accept anyone who is real regardless of their religion and what they believe. There's a freedom in not having beliefs, you adhere to no one but yourself and only you are responsible for your actions, no influence but mine. that's the way it should be.

Answer 10

Nothing "happened." As I've explained, many times now, I was raised by a christian minister. He encouraged me to find my own truths, to read the bible, as well as other religious texts, find the path. When I did that I realized that NO religion has it right and all religions are man made and therefore deluding themselves when they think they know what some supreme deity wants of us to ensure "salvation". I don't think that was exactly the response my father was expecting. But even now he respects my position because I wasnt' just following a crowd. I made an educated decision about my life.