I became atheist over a period of time, essentially from when I was old enough to start thinking independently. My beliefs became more nebulous until I was essentially an atheist without going so far as to admit my lack of belief.
What finally drove me to full admission was my realisation on watching a documentary about the September 11 attack, specifically a Puerto Rican family's response to the idea that their son might throw himself off one of the Twin Towers rather than suffer an agonising and slow death, that made me realise that a) I didn't believe in any god and b) that all gods I'd ever heard about were man made and less moral inventions than I was then as a person (I hope to be a more moral person now than 20 years ago).
What finally drove me to full admission was my realisation on watching a documentary about the September 11 attack, specifically a Puerto Rican family's response to the idea that their son might throw himself off one of the Twin Towers rather than suffer an agonising and slow death, that made me realise that a) I didn't believe in any god and b) that all gods I'd ever heard about were man made and less moral inventions than I was then as a person (I hope to be a more moral person now than 20 years ago).
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