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I was a Christian till eight years ago though I stopped going to church when I was nineteen but still retained the belief in God. I became an atheist because I had come to realise that the
pieces did not fit any more. I am still an atheist but am more specifically an apatheist. Since I cannot prove or disprove the existence of God then I simply leave this question unanswered

That's a phenomenon that I think is common. Once you stop going to church and are no longer in 'the bubble/echo chamber' and have a chance to think about things without the constant reinforcement of the beliefs you were raised on; it's easier t examine them critically; and for many people, those beliefs don't stand up to that kind of scrutiny.

I think that's part of what is happening with Millenials and religion: if they (or their parents) leave a church because they perceive a lack of authenticity, charitableness, and consistency; that may turn into somethingism, deism, agnostic theism, or atheism after a few years of not interacting with people of their previous faith except at family events now and then.