We've all heard the "used to be an atheist" claims and many of us have thought, "Not like me, you weren't!" For me there is no going back short of magical powers of full display making me question, let's face it, first my sanity, and maybe eventually my view of reality. I will never "used to be an atheist". For me, it's not about belief, it's about understanding and realization. I didn't decide there were no gods, I realized it. Atheism is not a choice I made, it's a realization I came to.
With that in mind, anyone who "used to be an atheist" was never an atheist for the same reasons I am, that reason being that I want to see evidence for magical beliefs before accepting them as reality, or even a realistic possibility worth considering. So it's kind of obvious that not all atheists are atheists for the same reason as me.
With that in mind, anyone who "used to be an atheist" was never an atheist for the same reasons I am, that reason being that I want to see evidence for magical beliefs before accepting them as reality, or even a realistic possibility worth considering. So it's kind of obvious that not all atheists are atheists for the same reason as me.
