I don't really know if it changed me at all. I was raised Catholic but was always skeptical of Religion from a young age. For a long time I considered myself agnostic, but eventually realized I just did not see the possibility of a god and that I was indeed atheist.
My morals have not changed, nor has my overall behavior. I will say that over time I have become less and less tolerant of religion. I don't like hearing about it, especially when people use it as a reason for public policy or violence.
It has made me feel slightly alienated from my devout Catholic family. One good example I can think of this is at the recent funeral of a family member. The service was very religious, people talked about her being with god now, in heaven, and that we would all see her again. Then there is me, sitting there thinking to myself that I have seen the last of this person, and that she will now only live on in my mind as a memory until I die, and that feels strange to me, being around so many people who truly felt this person had now gone to heaven.
My morals have not changed, nor has my overall behavior. I will say that over time I have become less and less tolerant of religion. I don't like hearing about it, especially when people use it as a reason for public policy or violence.
It has made me feel slightly alienated from my devout Catholic family. One good example I can think of this is at the recent funeral of a family member. The service was very religious, people talked about her being with god now, in heaven, and that we would all see her again. Then there is me, sitting there thinking to myself that I have seen the last of this person, and that she will now only live on in my mind as a memory until I die, and that feels strange to me, being around so many people who truly felt this person had now gone to heaven.
