How old were you when you declared yourself an atheist?

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Permalink Reply by Kelvin Hilerio on July 14, 2011 at 8:15pm

Unfortunately i can't remember the exact age. I know it was some time after 2006. I probably have to get back to you on this.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Swam on July 14, 2011 at 8:20pm

I told my parents I didn't believe in god in fifth grade, so I guess I was about ten. They told me that meant I was an atheist, which I learned was pretty rare around here. I told some close friends and other family members growing up, but I didn't start telling "everyone" until about 2006. Now I don't shut up about it.

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Permalink Reply by Atheist Andrea on July 17, 2011 at 2:27am

Damn you were young!

 

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Permalink Reply by Joe Swam on July 17, 2011 at 9:39am

I was behind the age curve for everything else though...lol

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Permalink Reply by Mike W on July 14, 2011 at 10:01pm

What is up with 2006? That was when I became a religious skeptic. I was 20.

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Permalink Reply by Steph S. on July 14, 2011 at 10:27pm

I questioned in my teenage years.  (It took a while longer for me since I come from a religious family.)  It was in my mid-to-late 20's.  I'm becoming a stronger atheist everyday! : )

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Permalink Reply by Atheist Andrea on July 18, 2011 at 10:25pm

Hell yeah!

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Permalink Reply by booklover on July 14, 2011 at 10:36pm

I was raised without religion so I didn't really even think of myself as an Atheist I guess, just 'normal'.  I thought people who believed there was a big man in the sky watching them were crazy.

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Permalink Reply by Joy Cody on July 14, 2011 at 11:09pm

It's been pretty recent...I've gradually believed less and less until I realized I just didn't believe any of it anymore.  I'm 36.

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Permalink Reply by Atheist Andrea on July 17, 2011 at 2:29am

Did you have your children baptized? This was a difficult decision for I wanted to make the mom in law happy. In the end, I am happy I didn't and she understands why.

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Permalink Reply by Joy Cody on July 19, 2011 at 12:03pm

No. My in-laws are staunch Catholics, but they are incredibly respectful of our non-belief. The religion I was raised in doesn't believe in baptism. I would have her baptised if her birthparents wanted it, though. It does nothing to us, but it would make them feel better. Fortunately, we've never talked religion with them, so it hasn't come up.

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Permalink Reply by David Maxwell on July 17, 2011 at 5:09am

I came out about my atheism just last year; I’m 48 right now, so it was pretty late in life. I will however admit that I’ve been an atheist at least in thought since I was in my teens.

I, like you Andréa, also didn’t come from a religious family however my family reacted with extreme anger and hatred. My brother pretty much told me that I should be killed for my beliefs because it says so in the bible and my mother essentially took his side in the dispute. My sister (a Christian Conservative and member of the Tea Party) also pretty much wrote me off. As for me I was mostly surprised by their reactions though, I mean religion honestly played absolutely no role in any of our upbringings and we were encouraged to question conventional wisdom, seeing as how my parents were both hippies when I was a child.

Anyway, my family now pretty much wants to have nothing to do with me because of it.

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