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Showing Original Post only (View all)At what age did you become an atheist/agnostic? And what brought that about? [View all]
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Myself: Around 10 or 12 years old I learned that there are about 4000 religions in the world, virtually all of which claim to be worshipping the one and only true god. Logic told me that since the odds of one out of 4000 being right about that gawd thang was so miniscule, they must all be wrong. The lack of any proof of a god reinforced my disbelief. Later in life, when I learned of all the evils and cruelty wrought in the name of religion, I became an avid atheist.
What has your journey been?
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At what age did you become an atheist/agnostic? And what brought that about? [View all]
Bundbuster
May 1
OP
Due to family, church people, and friends' pressure, I joined the church and was baptized when I was thirteen years old.
spike jones
May 1
#7
As George Carlin said, "I was a Catholic, until I hit the age of reason." (paraphrasing)
alwaysinasnit
May 1
#10
LOL - my atheist father would throw me a smirk as he read the Sunday paper on the couch
Bundbuster
May 1
#21
About 8. When professional wrestling would come on TV after the church programs Sunday mornings.
sybylla
May 2
#23
I went to Catholic School. If you weren't Catholic you couldn't go to heaven.
twodogsbarking
May 2
#24
I was 12. When my dad died. I hadn't been brainwashed, indoctrinated or groomed in anyway before that and ever
brewens
May 2
#26
Always. First time I had the concept of god explained to me I said "what the f*ck is this sh*t?"
unblock
May 2
#27
...made up this religion so he could divorce his wife to marry his pregnant girlfriend, who he later had beheaded.
Bundbuster
May 2
#44
I was a skeptic before I was a teenager, and a card-carrying atheist by around 15.
Chainfire
May 2
#51