A question for all you converted athiests!

[bennyboy]

That's me in the corner.

[Pizza]

That's me in the spotlight.

[The Reality Salesman01]

I have a question for all you converted athiests...

How did you feel before you converted vs. after you converted?

I'm just very curious as I am a new converted athiest and honestly, I feel a lot more comfortable and at peace with myself more than I ever felt being Christian, since I was constantly questioning if it was real even when i was a devoted Christian, there was always that nagging sensation in my head saying "Are you wasting your time at church?"

So please, let me know Thanks!

I suddenly became aware of exactly how small I was in the Universe and how finite my existence is.
I felt angry that I was able to believe the things I had been led to believe for so long and I was even more angry when I realized that I knew very few people who were capable of understanding the same.

When I discovered that I had been inadvertently blinding myself to available answers, I became consumed by a thirst to seek out as much information as I could.

Behind every unopened door I found more fascinating details about myself, and the crazy place in which I identify my existence.

It was the single most transformative process in my life and although I think that indoctrination is psychological child abuse, I couldn't Imagine having a greater appreciation for my brain without having first been subjected to it. Stepping out of the trees for the first time, and taking in not only the forest, but the vast landscape that lies beyond it and into the unknown is an amazing experience. My appreciation for the only life I have and the ones I share it with has never been more valuable. Thank God for thought, the antidote for faith!

[Regina]

I never used to understand atheists who get worked up about religion, now I do. How the tables have turned...

I feel more comfortable about death now. That might sound strange to some people. Death used to terrify me, I think it was the uncertainty and the possible threat of Hell. I also got a lot more interested in learning about Space and the Universe after I left religion. I feel more comfortable being part of something bigger that we can actually study, rather than having blind faith in a deity that supposedly created this tiny planet with us in mind.