What was the reason for becoming an atheist? For me it was the fact that no matter how hard I tried to be a believer, I always felt like I was lieing to myself. Thankfully I wasn't raised by parents that pounded faith into me. They left the choice up to me.
2007-12-28 09:39:53 · 32 answers · asked by Ivy B 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
And with all the new movies and questions in the media, the history channel -I'm now finding that it just seems the most logical. Has the movies, media been a swaying factor at all for a starting doubt to form in a christian's mind?
2007-12-29 03:03:54 · update #1
Because religions are all obviously man-made fantasy. Now we are beginning to see how the earth was really formed, and how life could have started here without ghosts and spirits. Science is the true light of the world.
2007-12-28 09:51:13 · answer #1 · answered by kjhgkjd 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lots of reasons, but in the very beginning I knew that something just didn't "gel" with me. I felt no emotional inspiration no matter who talked or what was said. No "divine revelations", no "visions", no emotional ecstasy, nothing. I was simply completely unimpressed by the claims and fairy tales.
It took a bit longer to research and learn the exact "whys" of what bothered me...the magical thinking, the wishful idealization, the embrace of scientific ignorance over fact...
2007-12-28 09:49:01 · answer #2 · answered by Scott M 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Kyle:
"My parents left the choice to me as well! My parents are Atheist, so not believing in it made sense. Actually, my entire family is Atheistic."
That makes no sense. You are a product of your environment. You don't know anything but atheism, you are a product of atheist parenting. Unless your parents took you to church. Most likely they feed you 30% good things about Christians and 70% propaganda about christians Thumbs down.
Geez,
2007-12-28 10:02:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I became an Atheist while I was a hardcore fundy Christian at Bible College. Studying the bible in the original languages in Hermeneutics class showed me that the "small holes" in English became gaping holes in the koine greek. Since the bible was so full of holes, eventually I was able to see the immorality of such biblical ideas as original sin and hell and eventually, was able to walk away all together.
2007-12-28 09:49:20 · answer #4 · answered by Laptop Jesus 3.9 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Curious perhaps as to why they would seek anything other than the truth since Jesus Christ is the source of all truth. He is The Way, The Truth and The Life.
2007-12-28 09:48:18 · answer #5 · answered by Birdman 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no reason to become atheist if You Think clearly,
İf there is no dark you cannot know the light,
İf there is no starvation You cannot know the bounties of Almighty God
All blessings He gave us , İf he wants them from us ,Those were already belonged him
We don't want to be slave like Satan accursed
All significance in accordance with our mind given us by God
İf we don't see wisdom, we cannot deny wisdom
But İt is easy than patience
2007-12-28 09:48:25 · answer #6 · answered by chavundur 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because after studying world religions in great depth I found I couldn't choose just one as being 'right' and condemn the others as being 'wrong'. Also the similarities between all the religions led me to believe that they have all been concocted by man to fulfil a need within man.
2007-12-28 09:45:49 · answer #7 · answered by skuleathome 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Never became one :) I was born this way. I managed to educate myself before religion became an issue in my life. By that time it just sounded silly... I looked at it, and saw it was in fact pretty pointless.
2007-12-28 09:48:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
My parents left the choice to me as well! My parents are Atheist, so not believing in it made sense. Actually, my entire family is Atheistic.
2007-12-28 09:45:14 · answer #9 · answered by ҡʏʟɛ - ❄ 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
We already gave up 10,000 gods and goddesses. The last one will not last the 21st century. The atheists are just a little ahead of the believers.
2007-12-28 09:46:15 · answer #10 · answered by OKIM IM 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋