Reasons for being an Atheist

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Well for some deconversion starts long before the actual plunge into the abyss. However, emotional reasons for deconverting is often times the straw or justification. I have a theory that pertains to this that I invented back when I was a theist and it still holds water. Based on observational evidence of seeing various atheists vs theist debates, I have noticed an interesting trait. This trait is that regardless of the argument proposed and how logical or compelling said argument is. Neither side will drop their held belief and they will instead resort to cognitive dissonance. This struck me to make hypothesis, that argument is not driving component to convince someone their held beliefs are wrong. It then sparked a question then what does.

This goes into the main point of the theory, all beliefs are start as a basic need needing met. This need can vary from person to person however it is a need nonetheless. This need often times is driven by a desire, this desire is then justified through a stimuli. This stimuli is either emotional or logical, how this stimuli then gives the desire justification to hold on to for said belief. When this desire fuel by the stimuli it will turn into their world view or whatever stance they hold. This world view then shapes the lenses by which they see the world. This will affect how they view logic and evidence. What would allow them to change their world view? To affect their beliefs you have to have a stimuli equal or greater to the stimuli that caused them to believe their world view in the first place. Now I doubt this cover 100%, but it does explain a little bit how people can believe despite the evidence presented.