Why, or why not?
2007-07-12 18:10:05 · 20 answers · asked by Kromer 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
changing from what?
i've always been an atheist.
2007-07-12 18:12:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
Your main motive behind the question appears to be 'probing' or say depth sounding.The" I DON'T "---part indicates the dilemma being faced by you with regard to your belief system,hence the over emphasis.Coming straight to the point,let it be clear that all humans modify,amend,reconstruct,alter and change their ideas and belief or faith parameters as they grow and learn .It is a natural growth process.However,society does not easily accept such changes in matters of religion and that makes us afraid to venture and effect a change easily.Take your time and decide for yourself.Most glaring difference between us and the Animals is Rationality and Freedom of choice.YOU wouldn't have to regret after becoming an Atheist or something else.In the worst case scenario,you have the Freedom to revert back or find a midway path.You have the RIGHT to live your life in the way you are comfortable with it.All the best.
2007-07-13 01:40:54 · answer #2 · answered by brkshandilya 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't. The only time that was hard was when I still wanted to believe in my former religion but was finding it impossible. I got through that rocky adjustment period and now I am a far happier person living a life that is authentic to what evidence and reality tell me. The only thing I would change now is some of the negative reactions and false assumptions people sometimes have when they learn you are not religious and don't believe in a God.
2007-07-13 01:21:36 · answer #3 · answered by Zen Pirate 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I never changed my beliefs.. Even during my 18 years going to church (house rule in my parents house) I questioned and searched for answers to contradictions and could never get what I believed to be true to gel with a belief in a deity or deities...
I have never regretted finally telling people that I didn't believe in deities.. It felt like a weight was lifted.. I didn't have to pretend anymore.. I could simply be me and express what I thought and felt.. No more lies, remembering the lies and covering up lies with more lies, that alone was a HUGE relief...
I felt like standing on the roof and screaming "I believe there is no deitys, there have never been deities and there never will be deities." I controlled that urge as I still to this day respect my parents and understand they were teaching me what they think is true and believe is best.. If I had stood on the roof screaming it would have hurt them immensely and I would never do that to them.. I told them quietly instead of making it a public spectacle.. They are my parents and deserve respect for raising me the best way they knew how..
2007-07-13 01:25:03 · answer #4 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. If I regretted it, I wouldn't have done it. I gain comfort knowing that my reason is sound and that I am no longer chained to irrational thinking, superstitious beliefs and falsehoods. I no longer have to question my faith. I no longer have to be answerable to a god that I consider a monster and I don't have to deny my intelligence and believe in propaganda that lies about science being wrong and promotes ignorance. I am free to think like a rational human being and to celebrate life and knowledge. Truth is what it's all about.
atheist (THINK)
2007-07-13 01:17:45 · answer #5 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don’t even remember when I intellectually opted out, but when I was about 13 I finally could not take it anymore and told my father that I just wasn’t buying it and I didn’t want to go church.
I was surprised that he said OK so easily, with the condition that I not try to influence my younger sister and allow her to make up her own mind.
I don’t regret it – and neither does my sister (who still goes to church).
2007-07-13 01:22:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, I find being an atheist to be more fufilling... At least now I know I am not being run and completely determined by a psychotic higher being
2007-07-16 21:30:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all
and every time I visit R & S I'm glad to be an atheist
2007-07-13 07:04:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not applicable to me, as I was never anything but an atheist. Since the belief is logically consistent and conforms to the evidence, I am happy with it.
2007-07-13 01:12:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
You can't undo knowledge, so why would you regret it.
It's like asking someone who achieved their Masters in University, if they regret getting their degree...
2007-07-13 01:14:00 · answer #10 · answered by Sapere Aude 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't regret it at all, it was wonderful when that epiphany finally settled in my head, and grew ever more comfortable and logical.
2007-07-13 01:18:26 · answer #11 · answered by Petrushka's Ghost 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋