Brooke, before you became a believer in any religion you were an atheist, even if you didn't know it.
When you are old enough to be convinced that a particular belief is true, you are also old enough to not hold that belief.
I am of the camp that we are all born atheists as a default.
Depending on where we live, we may never be exposed to religion and thus we remain atheist.
There are others who would say that a person must be old enough to understand what it means to hold a belief and make a conscious choice to not hold certain beliefs.
(Or words to that effect)
When you are old enough to be convinced that a particular belief is true, you are also old enough to not hold that belief.
I am of the camp that we are all born atheists as a default.
Depending on where we live, we may never be exposed to religion and thus we remain atheist.
There are others who would say that a person must be old enough to understand what it means to hold a belief and make a conscious choice to not hold certain beliefs.
(Or words to that effect)
Insanity - Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result
