Hello, everyone.
I've been an Atheist for quite a bit of time now, perhaps since I was eight years of age although I cannot pin down the exact moment it all changed.
I had been educated across numerous religious based schools, first in my primary and then in my secondary, eventually moving on to College which was, of course, an open environment with no restrictions on those kinds of beliefs whatsoever. It was a great move, for numerous reasons. Although it didn't work out, the atmosphere was always cool and almost devoid of stress.
From what I can remember, I had become an Atheist simply due to the fact that an ascension to Heaven or descent to Hell outside of my own physical body was difficult to comprehend. I realised that those which lay outside of the boundaries of the physical world were impossible to fully understand, and seemed incredibly unlikely. Therefore I decided that it just couldn't happen. I think I came to this realisation somewhere between my being eight to ten years of age, and recall when I went to secondary school I was an Atheist through and through.
I have a lot of things to discuss but I suppose I'll save them for separate posts. Ultimately, my life has boiled down to rejecting an omnipotent being and any form of spirituality, instead only focusing on logical pursuits and that which we can actually comprehend. This is, I'll admit, a rather close minded assumption that the world is only what we understand it to be. I suppose with that logic it's difficult to grasp the supposed eleven dimensions that string theory seems to throw at us, although that is different as it is physical and not ethereal.
This is all I really have to say. It's a long introduction but I thought I should explain myself a little. Joining an Atheist forum seems like something I should have done a long time ago, but it never crossed my mind. Perhaps I just didn't think they existed?
Thanks, everyone. Sorry if this is one of those tl;dr moments.
I've been an Atheist for quite a bit of time now, perhaps since I was eight years of age although I cannot pin down the exact moment it all changed.
I had been educated across numerous religious based schools, first in my primary and then in my secondary, eventually moving on to College which was, of course, an open environment with no restrictions on those kinds of beliefs whatsoever. It was a great move, for numerous reasons. Although it didn't work out, the atmosphere was always cool and almost devoid of stress.
From what I can remember, I had become an Atheist simply due to the fact that an ascension to Heaven or descent to Hell outside of my own physical body was difficult to comprehend. I realised that those which lay outside of the boundaries of the physical world were impossible to fully understand, and seemed incredibly unlikely. Therefore I decided that it just couldn't happen. I think I came to this realisation somewhere between my being eight to ten years of age, and recall when I went to secondary school I was an Atheist through and through.
I have a lot of things to discuss but I suppose I'll save them for separate posts. Ultimately, my life has boiled down to rejecting an omnipotent being and any form of spirituality, instead only focusing on logical pursuits and that which we can actually comprehend. This is, I'll admit, a rather close minded assumption that the world is only what we understand it to be. I suppose with that logic it's difficult to grasp the supposed eleven dimensions that string theory seems to throw at us, although that is different as it is physical and not ethereal.
This is all I really have to say. It's a long introduction but I thought I should explain myself a little. Joining an Atheist forum seems like something I should have done a long time ago, but it never crossed my mind. Perhaps I just didn't think they existed?
Thanks, everyone. Sorry if this is one of those tl;dr moments.
Not too long at all! I like to have a nice introduction to learn something about the new member.
