When did you stop believing?

Lilith · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject: When did you stop believing?

When did you stop believing in what ever you believed in if you ever believed in anything at all ?

RyanDzundza · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject:

i never believed, but i first remember thinking just how ridiculous religion was when i was about 10
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Lilith · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject:

Nice! Were your parents just open minded, or were you just a smart little kid?
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RyanDzundza · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject:

well my mum used to force me to go to church, but tehn dad stopped going so i got my sunday lie in back lol

they are open minded and not really religious anymore, i think my mum is agnositc now but religion isnt really of interest to my family

my dad still read the bible now and again but he doesnt mention it

also, i was a smart kid of course Razz

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Hit_me_up024 · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject:

after i stopped being afraid to think outside the box
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Unbeliever · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: When did you stop believing?

joshuas3521 · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

Well, I began doubting my beliefs when I was seven, I stopped believing when I was 15.
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Shiranu · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject:

17, just a couple of months ago. Fundy up intill then.
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coloringzebras · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:58 am Post subject:

i only went to church when i was young because of teh gurlz. Rolling Eyes

stopped at 14 and never went back because any sane person has to lol at the bible.

Philosophos · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:08 am Post subject: Re: When did you stop believing?

RyanDzundza · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:33 am Post subject:

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ImRunninUDown!33 · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:47 am Post subject:

Well i never really called myself a true Atheist till my 7th grade year (i was 12 i think) but before i never really had any faith in god, i grew up in a christian family that went to church but never prayed. And thinking about something that happened when i was at least 6 or 7 i noticed that i really hated all christians, i remember my dad taking me and my older brother in a room in my house in the dark and hitting and screamed at us until we prayed for all these people. I started noticing that if that is how God intended it then he was not a nice person and i didnt want anything to do with him. I grew up a bit and started thinking for myself and just recently i found this place and now i read and learn about it alot more.
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Citizen X · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject:

I lost faith in Jesus when I was 21. Since that time, I've evolved from a deist to an agnostic atheist; a transition that took more than a decade.
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Wander · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:41 pm Post subject:

About a year ago, maybe a little less. My parents never cared much for the preachy church types, but my grandmother insisted that I go to Sunday School every week and that I waste a week of every summer going to "Vacation Bible School". There was always a part of me that knew none of it was real, so I was a little surprised when I found out that everyone but me was taking it very seriously. I left that church when I was about ten years old (my grandmother has been begging me to go back ever since), and I lost all interest in religion. I would still fall back on prayer and stuff when I wanted something, but I really didn't care anymore. A little over a year ago, I decided it was worth looking into again. I read arguments from both sides, and after a few months I decided that atheism was the more logical route.
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