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Reasons for being an Atheist
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Reasons for being an Atheist
I came out to one of my family members today and as we talked she made the generalization that atheists turn doubt their belief in God when they are exposed to traumatic events and that some others may be just rebelling against their upbringings.

The question that I have is that, as an atheist, do these things have any real effect on what they believe to be true ( That God isn't real) or if these concepts are just irrelevant?
“Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?”- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Reasons for being an Atheist - by ThisGuyAgain67 - September 5, 2013 at 8:46 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Foxaèr - September 5, 2013 at 8:48 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by ThisGuyAgain67 - September 5, 2013 at 8:56 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Simon Moon - September 6, 2013 at 11:29 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Minimalist - September 5, 2013 at 8:53 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by ThisGuyAgain67 - September 5, 2013 at 8:59 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by pineapplebunnybounce - September 5, 2013 at 11:04 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by ThisGuyAgain67 - September 5, 2013 at 11:51 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Rahul - September 7, 2013 at 10:19 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Clueless Morgan - September 8, 2013 at 1:11 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by wwjs - September 8, 2013 at 3:21 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by pineapplebunnybounce - September 5, 2013 at 8:57 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Bad Writer - September 5, 2013 at 9:21 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by ThisGuyAgain67 - September 5, 2013 at 9:24 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Minimalist - September 5, 2013 at 9:26 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by ThisGuyAgain67 - September 5, 2013 at 9:31 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Minimalist - September 5, 2013 at 9:32 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by ThisGuyAgain67 - September 5, 2013 at 9:37 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Faith No More - September 5, 2013 at 10:54 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Cato - September 5, 2013 at 11:20 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by pineapplebunnybounce - September 5, 2013 at 11:58 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by ThisGuyAgain67 - September 6, 2013 at 12:05 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Whateverist - September 6, 2013 at 1:04 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Esquilax - September 6, 2013 at 6:10 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Bad Wolf - September 6, 2013 at 9:03 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by bladevalant546 - September 6, 2013 at 9:46 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Simsim - September 6, 2013 at 10:35 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by paulpablo - September 6, 2013 at 10:41 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Angrboda - September 6, 2013 at 11:55 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Whateverist - September 6, 2013 at 6:39 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 6, 2013 at 9:27 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Faith No More - September 6, 2013 at 10:51 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by popeyespappy - September 6, 2013 at 11:03 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Faith No More - September 6, 2013 at 11:09 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by popeyespappy - September 6, 2013 at 11:45 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Minimalist - September 6, 2013 at 11:08 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Fidel_Castronaut - September 7, 2013 at 2:07 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Walking Void - September 7, 2013 at 7:23 pm
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by genkaus - September 8, 2013 at 2:11 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Angrboda - September 8, 2013 at 3:30 am
RE: Reasons for being an Atheist - by Walking Void - September 8, 2013 at 1:44 pm

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