To the OP, many atheists start out religious and lose their faith after certain events. I used to be an evangelical fundamentalist, meaning that I believed the Bible was literally true and tried to convert other people to Christianity.
My first objections were personal. I was treated very badly by people who had been my friends. Only then did I notice that most people who go to school to study the Bible end up losing faith in it once they learned the history behind it.
Once the Bible fell, that was it for me. I find that it's usually a combination of things that cause people to lose their religion. However, once you don't believe, you can understand the arguments against religion because you're not bound to it anymore.
My first objections were personal. I was treated very badly by people who had been my friends. Only then did I notice that most people who go to school to study the Bible end up losing faith in it once they learned the history behind it.
Once the Bible fell, that was it for me. I find that it's usually a combination of things that cause people to lose their religion. However, once you don't believe, you can understand the arguments against religion because you're not bound to it anymore.
