(January 15, 2017 at 9:50 am)chimp3 Wrote: The process of some believers becoming atheists is much like a child learning that the tooth fairy is not real.
"Oh! Mommy and Daddy made that up!" is similar to "Oh! Someone claiming to be Moses made that shit up!"
Over time, I discarded The Tooth Fairy, The Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and god (in that order). It sometimes takes a while, but it eventually gets to a point for many of us when reality just sinks in.
I think that Theists tend to forget that many, if not most, Atheists were once believers. When as a little kid I first starting having doubts about the veracity of religion, I wasn't even aware that one was 'allowed' to disbelieve. Perhaps Theists should consider that many Atheist "douche-bags" were once just like them and then ask themselves 'what made them change their minds'???
