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Age of Deconversion
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RE: Age of Deconversion
(November 21, 2019 at 12:21 am)John 6IX Breezy Wrote: I agree the thread is mainly addressed towards deconversion.

I haven't gone through this, since I was raised without any religion. 

But I wonder if commonly "deconverting" at age about 12 to 14 has to do with the kind of God that people have been thinking of.

From infancy to maybe 12, kids will picture God as the sweet sky-daddy, and if you pray to him he'll protect you from the monster under the bed. That image of course can't survive once a child starts thinking for herself a little bit. Then the whole thing starts to seem unbelievable. 

At that point a lot of people lose their religion and assume that's all there is to it. They reject the Sunday School Happy Jesus version and walk away, and don't look at the reason that serious grownups might believe in a different conception of God. The theologians' version of God requires a little bit of effort to learn about, and since they've already walked away they don't want to bother with it. That would explain why so many of the anti-religion atheists on forums like this one can only imagine God in the same way an infant does.
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Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 19, 2019 at 9:50 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Valkyrie - November 19, 2019 at 9:53 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by brewer - November 19, 2019 at 10:12 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Valkyrie - November 19, 2019 at 10:35 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Fireball - November 19, 2019 at 11:39 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by brewer - November 20, 2019 at 8:13 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Rev. Rye - November 19, 2019 at 10:16 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by no one - November 19, 2019 at 10:33 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 19, 2019 at 10:53 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by EgoDeath - November 19, 2019 at 11:20 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 19, 2019 at 11:25 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by EgoDeath - November 20, 2019 at 1:19 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by J a c k - November 20, 2019 at 12:00 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Little lunch - November 20, 2019 at 6:42 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 20, 2019 at 7:12 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Gwaithmir - November 20, 2019 at 7:32 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Mister Agenda - November 20, 2019 at 9:40 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Silver - November 20, 2019 at 10:19 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 20, 2019 at 1:20 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by EgoDeath - November 20, 2019 at 1:27 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Sal - November 20, 2019 at 1:25 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 20, 2019 at 1:40 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by downbeatplumb - November 20, 2019 at 2:45 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by arewethereyet - November 20, 2019 at 2:51 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 20, 2019 at 6:25 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by arewethereyet - November 20, 2019 at 6:45 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 20, 2019 at 6:50 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by chimp3 - November 20, 2019 at 8:14 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by mordant - November 20, 2019 at 8:27 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Chad32 - November 20, 2019 at 8:44 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 20, 2019 at 10:15 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by arewethereyet - November 20, 2019 at 10:28 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by chimp3 - November 21, 2019 at 1:48 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Sal - November 21, 2019 at 6:46 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 20, 2019 at 10:27 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 20, 2019 at 10:49 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 20, 2019 at 10:54 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 21, 2019 at 12:21 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Belacqua - November 21, 2019 at 12:47 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Alex K - November 21, 2019 at 1:51 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by LastPoet - November 21, 2019 at 3:29 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Mister Agenda - November 21, 2019 at 10:46 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by EgoDeath - November 21, 2019 at 3:29 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by arewethereyet - November 21, 2019 at 3:42 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by EgoDeath - November 21, 2019 at 3:44 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by LastPoet - November 21, 2019 at 3:49 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by EgoDeath - November 21, 2019 at 5:51 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 21, 2019 at 4:04 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Macoleco - November 21, 2019 at 3:56 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 21, 2019 at 4:06 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 21, 2019 at 4:13 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by LastPoet - November 21, 2019 at 4:12 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by zebo-the-fat - November 21, 2019 at 4:14 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 21, 2019 at 5:58 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by BrokenQuill92 - November 21, 2019 at 7:30 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 21, 2019 at 7:45 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 21, 2019 at 7:49 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Grandizer - November 21, 2019 at 8:00 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 21, 2019 at 10:42 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Grandizer - November 21, 2019 at 11:01 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by BrokenQuill92 - November 21, 2019 at 7:58 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by arewethereyet - November 21, 2019 at 7:59 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 21, 2019 at 8:08 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 21, 2019 at 10:04 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 21, 2019 at 11:39 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Grandizer - November 21, 2019 at 11:58 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 12:22 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Grandizer - November 22, 2019 at 12:26 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 12:30 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Grandizer - November 22, 2019 at 2:09 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Mister Agenda - November 22, 2019 at 9:55 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 11:23 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 2:22 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Succubus - November 22, 2019 at 3:32 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by downbeatplumb - November 23, 2019 at 6:23 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 23, 2019 at 10:54 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Silver - November 23, 2019 at 10:59 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by downbeatplumb - November 28, 2019 at 2:09 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 2:25 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 2:30 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 2:32 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Grandizer - November 22, 2019 at 2:40 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 3:45 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by LastPoet - November 22, 2019 at 4:02 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by arewethereyet - November 22, 2019 at 6:01 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 6:19 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by arewethereyet - November 22, 2019 at 6:33 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 2:43 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 2:41 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 2:46 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 2:55 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 2:57 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 3:22 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by LastPoet - November 22, 2019 at 3:07 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 3:12 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 3:27 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 3:41 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 3:53 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 3:46 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 3:56 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 4:12 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 4:06 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by LastPoet - November 22, 2019 at 4:09 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 4:21 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 4:36 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 4:40 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 4:39 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 4:46 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 4:59 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by possibletarian - November 25, 2019 at 12:32 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 5:16 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 5:35 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 5:55 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 6:05 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 6:35 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by zebo-the-fat - November 22, 2019 at 6:44 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 6:55 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 10:33 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 10:58 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 10:59 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 11:15 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 11:19 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 11:30 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 11:35 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 22, 2019 at 11:40 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Grandizer - November 22, 2019 at 11:56 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Fireball - November 23, 2019 at 12:36 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 24, 2019 at 6:40 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 24, 2019 at 11:53 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by brewer - November 25, 2019 at 10:30 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2019 at 11:40 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Southern Atheist - November 23, 2019 at 11:02 am
RE: Age of Deconversion - by Mister Agenda - November 23, 2019 at 4:26 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 23, 2019 at 5:03 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 23, 2019 at 9:35 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by arewethereyet - November 24, 2019 at 12:14 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 24, 2019 at 10:52 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by John 6IX Breezy - November 24, 2019 at 11:42 pm
RE: Age of Deconversion - by The Grand Nudger - November 24, 2019 at 11:47 pm

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