How did you become an atheist?

[Excited Penguin]

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Why are you being so obtuse, Evie? My definition is included in the standard one. And I was making it clear what I meant by atheist when I made the thread. I wouldn't ask about how you became an atheist if I was talking to the people who were "born atheists" - which is everyone, right? But, ok, claiming you were always an atheist is fine, even if extremely unlikely and incorrect either way since you can't make an informed decision about something like that as a child. Saying someone is born an atheist because they don't believe in Gods is merely used by older atheists to point out the fact that religion is taught and not necessarily something you're born with. Yet that point becomes moot with skeptics who think we're all religious to some degree and we'll never get rid of it(which is mere laziness, if you ask me). Point is, it's ridiculous to point out that you're born an atheist. It's like saying you were born an asexual. Well, most of us develop a sexuality eventually.

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Look, I'm not being obtuse I'm being technically correct: There is no sub-definition of "atheist" that means "used to be a theist but lost belief in god", no definition of "atheist" specifies specifically loss of belief in gods.

Point is I didn't become an atheist, but I am an atheist and I'm an atheist by every definition of the word itself.

And the type of "atheist" I am by every definition, is a weak atheist. But regardless, by any definition of "atheist" I am an atheist, and I don't think I've ever believed in god.

It's an underlying meaning of the word. Many atheists happen to be former theists, that's a fact. 

Instead of arguing about this so much why don't you tell me how you would've phrased the wording of this thread so as not to sound too pedantic and at the same time be accurate enough so as not to attract wiseass remarks? Constructive criticism instead of pointing out obvious stuff and lingering on the meaning of words I fully comprehend without you giving me a lecture about it. It's another thing altogether that you have such a low opinion of my intelect that you think I don't understand what you're trying so hard to convey, but I'll overlook that in the interest of making some progress, instead of bickering about meaningless stuff.