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Iv'e gotta be honest. When I was about 9 or 10 I was going through alot, so it was an extremely stressful time for me, and back then I went to church every Sunday while never learning anything at all. Not only that, but there are many stereotypes to christians, and I that was what I was raised to be, so I felt like I constantly had to prove that just because I was christian, it didn't mean that I did the same thing other would do or wear the same clothes, or whatever it is.
Either way, it was too much weight on my shoulders, so I decided to give up religion to get rid of that bit of stress. Not only that, but I always hear of some fight or issue the was started from a few people having different religions, so I figured if that's what really causes so many problems, why have it at all? Although I do beleive that there is some superior spiritual force, I'd rather not waste energy worshiping something. Don't get me wrong. I understan that others find a peacful place because of religion as well, and I'm glad for those who do, but it's just a bit too much on my plate and ain't exactly my cup of tea.

Your theory fails to explain any modern religion. Unless your saying that the first religion was created in that way and all others spawned off of it. Also if we are no longer so primitive, why do we still have religions?

Exactly! Personally. I am a Christian and do strongly believe in God. He is so amazing and has done many great things in my life.

I think there really is no reason not to believe in God. In my opinion, the whole reason why people are doubting God is because they're scared and stubborn. Most people say they don't think there is any real reason to believe in God.

LOOK AROUND YOU!

How could this wonderful Earth have been created by CHANCE? There is no doubt that God is working in our lives. How could The Big Bang theory possible be true? Is it even possible to create someting out of nothing? In the very very beginning, there was absolutely nothing (but God of course).
Even if there was a Big Bang, there had to be something before that to allow it to happen.

wahmbulance Open your eyes. God is real. He loves you, and he wants you to believe in Him.

I didn't 'become' an atheist. I've just never believed in God. It's a ridiculous concept to me. There's no motivation involved.

Thank you oh so much. Your post is a relief after that last one.

WEll if god is supposed to be this all loving guy who loves every single thing he ever made, ect...then why does he let his world be like this? war, hunger, disease, depression, and bankrupt governments. and anyway, look at a lot of of the evil people in the world. some of the most evil and mean people are christian. modern day christians are just brainwashed. i hate christianity and i am SO happy that i finally came to my senses and became FREE! he never answers prayers anyway. when my grandpa got outta the hostpitals from some serious injuries, people were thanking god, not the MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY that saved him. *sighs in disgust* people if you want to be free to believe what you want, ditch god. you'll be happier, trust me!

I became an agnostic for a while when I was around 14-16.

My reason for it was because for my whole life I was raised as a Christian and whenever I questioned my mother why God did certain things in the Bible, for example, when He killed the firstborn child of every family in Egypt who did not put lamb's blood on their door, my mother would simply say to me, "Don't question God! He has a reason for everything He does."

That frustrated and irritated me and I just couldn't understand it. Why couldn't I question my own God? Why couldn't I ask why He chose to do such things? So in a way I cast away my beliefs and I became agnostic for about 2 years.

In a way I became one of those annoying teenage atheist kids that are always like, "Quit shoving your religion down my throat." and that think they are smarter than everyone else because they don't believe in a God. (No offense to other atheists out there, I know there are more intelligent atheists, like g0at here who is a very intelligent, atheist, YouTuber that I am subscribed too, but some of them are just annoying, just like how some Christians are annoying and really do shove their beliefs down your throat, for example the door to door Jehova's Witnesses and Mormons. xD ) lol Jenova's witnesses.

Anyways, so I guess when I finally met my boyfriend he sort of opened my eyes up to the Christian religion and he told me that the only way to become closer to God is by questioning Him. I was shocked I was like, "You question your God?" And he was like, "Of course I do! If I didn't how would I ever understand Him? Why would anyone follow their faith blindly? That's retarded."

So suddenly I had this interest in like understanding and studying the Bible. I'll admit I haven't gotten through the whole thing yet, I skip parts here and there, Old Testament to New Testament to Old Testament, and it is difficult to understand, but I've learned a lot of things and I feel closer to God and Jesus now, and I really do love Jesus and everything he teaches just makes so much sense once you understand it.

I don't care if people choose to be atheist, while I may be a Christian I am also a libertarian (which is someone who strongly believes in the doctrine of free will), a pro-choice woman, and a supporter of abolishing all state laws regarding the illegalization of gay marriage.

In a way, based on my experiences in my life I can sort of understand how atheists feel and where they are coming from so I truly believe all humans should have the freedom of religion and freedom FROM religion.