"I was never really an theist. Sure i got told there is this god somewhere up and the clouds but same time with you and some stuff in school but I jus nver happpned to believe in it because it seemed just weird to me. I also was bored of reading…"
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What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
Started this discussion. Last reply by morrison Jun 16, 2010. 37 Replies 0 Likes
Mine was simple. I was diagnosed with my brain tumor on my 13th birthday. At the time, my parents forced me to go to church and this just made me so angry. And over the years, I was never comfortable…Continue
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morrison replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
Silke Hahn replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"It's sort of a long story but to make it short, it was when my closest friend developed this horrible chronic pain condition. He had a rough life already (horribly abused as a child, rare joint condition, chronic kidney stones) but he had some…"
Prog Rock Girl replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"My experience in a coven was about the same. It was just a dysfunctional cult-like clique full of people who hated each other but convinced themselves they loved each other."
Randi Enochson replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"You might want to check out the group Ex-Wiccans and Pagans"
Olga Spelts (Human Bean) replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"After reading Simone de Beauvoir."
trish Norman replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"I was pretty sick as a little kid. I learned first hand that the peace, kindness, and decency of religion were a myth. My first actual memory of complete disbelief was at 6 years old. Lucky for me we had no deep religious beliefs in my immediate…"
Robert "Kapkao" Hester replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"9/11 made you atheist. Interesting, but weird."
Chres Chant replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"Honestly? When I was Wiccan!
I'd spent most of my life (starting around age 11) trying to find a meaning in various religions, a higher purpose through spirituality and/or religion (I'd tried both Christianity and Buddhism by that point),…"
deepthought42 replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"Welcome! :)"
Chris LeClere replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"For me it was when I realized that I was the only one in my Sunday school class that was reading the bible and living by the rules. Everyone else in my class was picking and choosing what rules they were going to follow and just basically do…"
amer muhammad replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"My mind always questioned, but it was Tolestoy's Novel "Ressuraction" which provided the final push. I am still unable to understand after all those 17 years that what it was in the book which brought such a big change."
Johannes S. replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"I was around seven or eight when I started questioning the world, and started learning about the world. As I studied, I found out that most of the things described in the "holy" book are outdated, estimates (value of Pi is not 3.0, for…"
Michael Mattchen replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"For me it started when I would ask questions and was punished for doing so, a young boy can't ask questions? Then it really hit home when my grandmother who was a lifelong Catholic made an off hand comment about a friend of mine saying "…"
Robert "Kapkao" Hester replied to Bradley Thomas Horton's discussion What was the turning point, in your life, that helped you become an atheist?
"Age 10, had doubts since I was 6. I decided on my own that most "believers" were themselves so egotistical, dishonest, and near-perfect followers of the "Do as I say, not as I do" rule. I also realized that belief seemed to…"
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- At 10:42am on May 1, 2010,
kazim said… - my name is Mohammad ,from Iraq ,muslim,but I hate Islam,prophet Mohammad and Quran.
I want to leave my religion forever and be without any religion.
All religions are the stories and legends created by people to achieve their personal interests and control the minds of human .
I do not believe that "god is exist.
I do not want any one or religion control on me.
I want to be free in my life.
I am looking for freedom and paces in this universe
my dear friend? I'm suffering a lot in my community.
You know if any one wanted to change his religion or be without any religion, they will kill him.
So I hope to help me.
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