(November 7, 2012 at 9:16 am)Hitch96 Wrote: Hello, freethinkers
I am an atheist/agnostic and a teen. The reason I became this way was due to the fact that my church youth group went to the creation museum in Kentucky in March of 2012. While there, I discovered many contradictions between what was confirmed there and what I thought was true or not. (I was unsure about evolution). There, they taught that EVERYTHING in the Bible was true.
Before I became non-religious, I believed that the bible was true. I was homophobic. I was in favor of intelligent design. I believed that Jesus saved. But I was unsure about evolution. I mean, if the bible is god's word, everything he says is true, and doesn't mention evolution, why is it accepted by so many religious people?! It's only a theory right?
...so I thought...
In Kentucky we stayed overnight at a church. I was up all night on my iPod Touch looking up YouTube videos about creation, science, evolution, etc...
By the way, questioning evolution wasn't my only concern at that point. I was also intrigued at the fact that such brilliant atheists could be so influential to me and discard God. At the time I admired Stephen Fry, Jeremy Clarkson(I'm a TG fan), and Isaac Asimov.
Back to watching videos on YT...
...I was very intrigued at how brilliant atheists such as Fry, Hitchens, and Dawkins delivered their opinions on science and religion in those videos. Anti religious information was agreeing with me - What if Christianity is a lie? Have I been following bullshit for 15 years?
...and here I am today - a 16 year old agnostic/atheist.
(The reason I'm an AGNOSTIC atheist is because I don't fully understand how we could've gotten here by chance. Of course the universe is big enough for that to happen, but then again, I'm only a 16 year old - not Christopher Hitchens.
Btw, I'm not having quite an easy time living in my household. All my family members are fundamental Christians, homophobic, doubt evolution, creationists, and are in favor of that tool, Romney.
Thank you so much for posting this. It hit me so hard thinking about my own journy away from superstition. And it is a constant reminder that one voice DOES make a difference. I am proud of you also in knowing that Reading Hitchens puts you far ahead of your peers. You are a much needed boost to motivate all of us to keep pushing forward. Your post brought me to tears litterally. I cannot thank you enough for confirming that every atheist voice is worth the effort.
Your post inspired me so much I wrote a poem. Click on the link in my signature and go to the last page. It is called "Kentucky Tears" By Brian37
