"I was born to a christian-origin dad and a muslim-origin mom, both agnostics. My grandmothers from both sides are religious and each wanted to get me to her side. Obviously, they both failed. I became a Diest, agnostic, and then an atheist at the…"
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What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Katia B Jul 30, 2012. 30 Replies 1 Like
Sorry if this has been asked before. i was raised in a christian home (Still kinda am) and i became atheist at the age of 16. i had been a christian since i was born (not technically) but when i…Continue
Alphaville - Forever young (Remastered Audio) Created by me :)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Austin Hunt Jul 3, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Took me a while to create this remastering :) Hope you enjoy it*look up the origional, mine sounds better*Continue
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Richard Dawkins "The GOD Delusion"
Started this discussion. Last reply by Goz May 15, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
I am thinking about buying this book but i want to know if its any good?Have any of you read it?Is it any good?Who would you recomend it to?Thnx :)Continue
Hello my name is Austin! :)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steph S. Apr 27, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Hello guys my name is (Look in title)I Just wanted say Hi & I'm Happy to be here! :PContinue
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Asa Watcher replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"Right Griff,
Indeed, we are all born atheists. I was hoping someone would point that out.
So, the question is pretty easily answered. So easily, that if one thinks for a moment, it becomes evident that the question need not be…"
Michael V replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"I am 16 as well. I went to a Catholic school most of my childhood. Ironically this was probably one of the factors of why I became a strong atheist. HOWEVER, the ultimatum factor that turned me to atheism was logical fallacies. I learned about God…"
debzilla replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"Gave up religion by teen years when it was clear it was man made.
Finally concluded there were no gods in my 20s when I finally admitted to myself there was zero evidence of existence."
damian replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"27 :) I was going through a rough time. I was raised catholic. I was praying at bed time, and out of the blue, i stood up and asked myself "what are you doing?" I rejected god right there. I still don't know what triggered it. It was…"
Ted Foureagles replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"Dad was a functional atheist who never spoke of it except perhaps to say, "Don't give me that nonsense" when being proselytized. Mom was a cultural Southern Baptist who valued free thinking but nonetheless felt that church and…"
Jerry Wesner replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"I may be the slowest person ever to figure it out. By 10 or 12 I decided there was no hell; it didn't make sense. Traditional heaven came next; nobody could make it sound appealing. But I was on a church board 40 years after…"
Ibrahim replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"I was raised as a muslim and at about the age of 14-15 i was very religious at 17 the scientific method made me agnostic and when i was reading the qur'an it stated that god's religion was islam and any one who is not a muslim is going to…"
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Lillie replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"I like this reply. I think I was born programmed to become an atheist because I was born with insatiable curiosity. I wanted to know the why to everything and I drove my family crazy questioning everything. "Curiosity killed…"
John Gahagan replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"Around 14. Brought up catholic and my mother objected strongly to my not wanting to attend church. Became totally free of the church at 21 when I married and moved away."
Russell Pangborn replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"I announced to my parents that I was an atheist at age 16 and was heavily influenced by Bertrand Russell's book "Why I am Not a Christian". I first remember questioning religious education in grade 5 in public school and…"
Bruce Griffin replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"I was born an atheist and was then brainwashed into xianity. Fortunately, I eventually recovered."
Jessica Chen replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"it happened I think 6 years ago, though I'm not quite sure. 6 years ago I moved to another state and therefore stopped going to church. However, even then, going to church, I had my doubts. I wasn't a die-hard Christian. nor were my…"
KillerDiller replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"I was 15 when I first used the word "atheist" after having been raised in a very Christian environment. This was after I had struggled my way through several realizations over the previous 3 years. These realizations were roughly:
1. I…"
Strappado replied to Austin Hunt's discussion What age did you become an atheist/agnostic and why?
"When I was a kid my grandmother (who was very Christian) had successfully made me believe in God. I later told my father that I believed in God. He then said: "That's all right. I don't believe in God myself, though". I then…"
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Steph S. said… I hope you enjoy the site!
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Greetings! Welcome to the site!
- At 12:30pm on April 18, 2012,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… - Hi AustinWelcome to this world of rationality, truth and peace, where common sense and science lead to freethinking wisdom --- as you know well being an atheist.We invite you to make good friends by joining the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Astronomy, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Gods, Atheism, Evolution, Darwin..." with 680 discussion topics and 3400 members.
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