coffeeveritas Wrote:First of all, I would like to hear what idea, concept, proof, or experience brought each of you personally to be Atheist. I know that you all profess that the burden of proof is on the person making the claims, you explained that to me quite well, but the "burden of proof" viewpoint is an assumption that Atheists make, so it would most likely be something you arrived at after deciding there is no God. I think most of you agreed with me that no one could argue a Christian out of faith, and that everyone will tend to believe what they believe until they are given sufficient reasons to change. So what I'm asking is what is it that made you decide to that you were firmly atheist? Or if you were raised in an Atheist home, what is it that made you decide that you personally were going to continue in your parent's (or parents') tradition?I'll cut and paste from a different thread:
I remember when I was four or five or something, my grandmother had instilled in me the belief in God. So I told my father that I believed in God. He replied that he didn't but it was all right if I did. I then realized that God's existance was not settled once and for all, and stopped believing.
I wasn't really raised atheist though, since my mother wasn't an atheist, but I have remained unconvinced of religious claims.
