I was allowed the freedom, as a child, of not being forced into believing a god and as such I never did. For a long time I honestly thought the idea of "god" or any sort of religion was a bit of an inside joke, like Santa or something, only really realizing that it was serious to some by the time I was a young teen, when an ex girlfriends mother called me a satanist because I didn't believe in god [which in itself was a logical leap, as I don't believe Satan exists either of course.].
I looked into various religions at high school, as well as in my private time, and concluded that [despite some minor differences of opinion between them all] most religions are pretty much the same: There is a god(s) that created everything and you are but a lowly slave who must praise them for it, because those deities "need" you praise and worship for some reason, and that just seemed very much "not for me".
As such, I grew up without/not believing in theism, which be default makes me an Atheist - So not a case of "I became and Atheist at X age" but more "I've always been an atheist, because that is a person default setting before you push your views on them as a young child".
I looked into various religions at high school, as well as in my private time, and concluded that [despite some minor differences of opinion between them all] most religions are pretty much the same: There is a god(s) that created everything and you are but a lowly slave who must praise them for it, because those deities "need" you praise and worship for some reason, and that just seemed very much "not for me".
As such, I grew up without/not believing in theism, which be default makes me an Atheist - So not a case of "I became and Atheist at X age" but more "I've always been an atheist, because that is a person default setting before you push your views on them as a young child".
"Be Excellent To Each Other"
