Did another Atheist help you come to the conclusion that Gods are not real or did you come to the realization on your own?
I am an Atheist myself but I am just wondering.
2007-10-16 19:07:14 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sorry Geezah....I didn't pay much attention in english class.
2007-10-16 19:11:42 · update #1
Like everyone else on the planet I was born an atheist; I was lucky enough to be born into a family which hadn't been infected with any religions.
I searched for most of my life for some evidence of the invisible sky chappie to no avail.
I won't say I wasted my time – I’ve learned a lotta stuff about a lotta stuff.
I've had many extraordinary experiences but I can't point to any of them and say: Goddidit.
Over 60 years I've realised that life is chaos and gods won't save you from any of it ... otherwise there'd be no starving children in Africa.
George Bernard Shaw: Life was not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage, it can be delightful.
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2007-10-16 20:14:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was the actions, attitudes and politics of believers, from presidents to family members and lots of others and even natural disasters that set me on a personal quest for real truth, but not the kind that is biased with wishes about what I wanted or hoped would be true. Stare it in the face and analyze it and it all falls apart. It was a gut wrenching emotional roller coaster ride and still is at times. giving up the God I used to claim to love was tough in a way, it was like losing a dear friend. But I just don't believe in a personal god any longer. Slowly, all traces of belief in any form are fading into the past.
2007-10-16 19:23:12 · answer #2 · answered by Boris Bumpley 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well becoming an Atheist was a progression for me. Most people i knew who were Atheist just made fun of me all the time and they didn't seem to realize that I couldn't see their point of view if I had been indoctrinated. I began to study the bible, it's origins and the history of the culture and I guess the more I learned the less I believed. I did realize though that most of the Christian sources I referred to tried to do whatever they could to lie to me to protect the faith. I mean it only stands to reason that they would do this.
2007-10-16 19:15:26 · answer #3 · answered by Pathofreason.com 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I came to the conclusion on my own after 12 years of faith schools and observing the actual behavior of the believers at close quarte0rs. Religious belief equates to hypocrisy for all but a tiny number of people.
2007-10-16 19:14:38 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I came to conclusion through logical arguments and scientific evidence. There was no atheist "helping me personally", but reading what atheist scientist have had to say on the subject helped me.
Long live Richard Dawkins!
2007-10-16 19:14:21 · answer #5 · answered by Wandering_Man 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I came to the conclusion on my own. God is a tool of humanity. People have always used god to justify their actions and i realized i wanted no part in it. maybe there is some other force in the vast universe, but i don't call it god, because the god that was always described to me, i realized was false.
2007-10-16 19:36:48 · answer #6 · answered by idkanymore888 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As irrational and bizarre as it all sounds- gods and devils, etc. I still cannot come to the conclusion that I KNOW FOR SURE there is nothing. I can reason that there isn't some big invisible guy that tortures "bad people" for eternity rather than just put them down like a sick dog.
2007-10-16 19:12:48 · answer #7 · answered by 12th 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I more or less came to the conclusion on my own, but it certainly wasn't an overnight thing. I was just able to develop a stronger and more accurate philosophy and outlook on the world without having to drag deity into the picture.
I also came to realize that you don't pluralize words by using an apostrophe. :p
2007-10-16 19:10:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
No atheistic guru, or meetings, or community, or person knocking on my door...
My own work and thought, principally, including lots of bible study, and reading in philosophy, theology and history.
To the extent that personal contact was a factor it leant the other way: Christians presenting arguments to stay as one of them.
2007-10-16 19:44:24 · answer #9 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On my own mostly. Alot of people who claim they are Christians don't really understand what that entails. I thought for the longest time that "Christian" meant believing in God. After researching a lot and becoming thoroughly disillusioned, I rejected religion as utter nonsense.
2007-10-16 19:14:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋