Comments on: What Led You To Become An Atheist? Some Surprising Answers

By: Kim Ooi

Kim Ooi — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 05:20:00 +0000

I have been an atheist for 26 years and rejecting religion was the best decision I ever made. In fact, I became an atheist on my 18th birthday. The first decision I made as an adult was to leave religion. Here’s why:
1. I had spent years in school learning science. To me, that was a much more credible explanation of why and how things happened as they do than simply “because of god”.
2. I have had no experience of god whatsoever. I don’t know who he is, where he is, what he’s like or what he does. Why should I believe in something I know so little about?
3. There is no evidence that god exists. Even if I were to go to the moon, I still wouldn’t be able to see him.
4. There are too many religions in the world. Followers of each religion believe that only their god exists and not others. They can’t all be right but they can all be wrong.
5. I had spent too much time in a religion I did not believe in but as a child, I had no right to make my own decisions. I started to resent religion and immense hatred for god started to grow in my heart.

By: Gabriella Gabriella

Gabriella Gabriella — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 19:26:00 +0000

I was put off by the misogyny and many things that just seem to cross every possible line morally against a human being, since I’m a girl and I feel immensely hurt by those things. And there are so many contradictions all throughout that in the end it’s hard to make any sense of it. It’s divisive, discriminating, harmful and has contributed a great deal to the worsening of my depression.

By: Hayley

Hayley — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 10:17:00 +0000

For me, travel has really contributed towards my beliefs (or lack of). I think you will like my recent blog post explaining why! http://lifeasabutterfly.com/traveling-made-atheist/

By: Brandon Espinoza

Brandon Espinoza — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 06:34:00 +0000

For me, I became an atheist because of family dysfunctions and utter betrayal from an on-going incident involving my older half-brother on ecstasy, and I prayed and prayed all day long, but nothing good changed; he is still mentally unstable, and worst of all, it was his 33rd birthday, and I had to suffer the most because I nearly came to losing my eye over his foolish ways, and I feel God WANTS me to suffer because I’m not Jesus, not will I ever be because I am just an ordinary human, that’s it. Worst of all, my family betrayed my ideals of justification because I believe he deserves to be punished and placed in a psychiatric ward for life because he is not mentally fit for our society.

By: Big Jim

Big Jim — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 20:04:00 +0000

Um, maybe provide actual evidence that doesn’t come across as rationalization…

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 14 May 2015 21:51:00 +0000

I agree. If you approach the question from a skeptical, objective standpoint, the outcome must always be unbelief (with acknowledgement that some supernatural things could be true).

By: Thormod Nordahl

Thormod Nordahl — Wed, 06 May 2015 10:44:00 +0000

I see only two solutions.

1. Change your relationship with the bible. Drop the insanity that the bible is the true word of God.

Recognize it for what it is. A number of tales from the fireplace more than 2000 years ago. Compiled with the best of intentions as the result of one persons existence, Jesus.

Recompiled again by people with questionable intentions. (Nicaea).

View the content in context with time, and admit it.

Keep the ridiculous, Creation, Exodus, Noah, but explain the need to have explanations, comprehensible to illiterates.
Embrace evolution.

2. Condemn the Catholic church. Their clergy are criminals.

Child abuse
Concealing child abuse
Questionable bankruptcies to avoid punitive damages for abused children.

Fraud in secular countries, where religions receive government support, determined by membership. The catholic church in Norway has bloated the number of members by using the telephone directory and including anybody with a catholic looking name. Without consent or knowledge of the individual.

A pity for the catholic church, perhaps, but condemnation will give you dearly needed credibility.

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American Christianity: Easy Peasy | Thoughts and Meditations of a Teacher — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 19:47:52 +0000

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By: Joe Bigliogo

Joe Bigliogo — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:39:00 +0000

What gets tested in College isn’t your life, just your most fundamental formative beliefs. Especially the ones that have been spoon fed to you by parents and community. For many young people College is the first time they are encouraged to really think, critically, independently and honestly. For others that process begins earlier in high school years. It depends very much on whether the place you resides allows and encourages free thought and doesn’t judge you when you stand apart in your beliefs. Blble belt USA is definitely NOT one of those places.

By: Joe Bigliogo

Joe Bigliogo — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 19:06:00 +0000

# 6 is pure taurine excrement. The reasons for a shift towards atheism are usually are NOT emotional nor to do with issues of suffering. Strong emotions come into play mostly when having to deal deal with the religious and their dogmatic indignation expressed in various ways including emotional outbursts, hurling guilt & shame, shunning and even physical abuse.

The common denominator among most atheists is a capacity (sometimes newly discovered) for skeptical thinking. Given the controversial and outrageous claims of religion it should come as no surprise that maturing young people might for the first time see those claims as irrational and untenable.