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When, Where, How and Why did you become Atheist?
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RE: When, Where, How and Why did you become Atheist?
bambi_swag Wrote:
Mister Agenda Wrote:Though reading the Bible twice cover-to-cover cured me of being a Christian, it was exposure to apologetics and logic that tipped me over to atheist about 15 years later. Understanding burden of proof was a big part of that, along with the realization that there is no such thing as good apologetics. I don't know exactly when it happened, one day I realized I had stopped believing in God entirely.
Was that realization sort of a sense of sudden FREEDOM in your mind?

It certainly reduced my cognitive dissonance. I had gradually been learning how poorly supported creationism and miracles are, but I was trying to keep some headspace for God. I didn't want to be one of those close-minded atheists. I suppose I was an agnostic theist at that point. When I figured out that it's okay to not believe in something you don't think is true, even if it's not provably untrue, it was a bit of a load off.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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RE: When, Where, How and Why did you become Atheist? - by Mister Agenda - October 6, 2015 at 10:44 am

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