RE: Atheists, tell me, a Roman Catholic: why should I become an atheist?
November 25, 2016 at 1:41 pm
I was raised fundamentalist protestant. I currently play the organ for some Catholic Masses. Why should you become an atheist? How would I know?
It doesn't seem to be a conscious choice for most of us. For me, it was the growing awareness that the things I had been taught, and the message from the pulpit, just didn't make any sense. That's really it. You will either: 1) Decide that you are comfortable in your beliefs and decide not to question them; 2) Question your beliefs and take a really hard look, through knowledge of history and science, and have to face some paradoxes and unanswerable questions.
You will choose for yourself, as we have. It is not my place to try and "convert" you from your current position.
It doesn't seem to be a conscious choice for most of us. For me, it was the growing awareness that the things I had been taught, and the message from the pulpit, just didn't make any sense. That's really it. You will either: 1) Decide that you are comfortable in your beliefs and decide not to question them; 2) Question your beliefs and take a really hard look, through knowledge of history and science, and have to face some paradoxes and unanswerable questions.
You will choose for yourself, as we have. It is not my place to try and "convert" you from your current position.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
