Drive-By Thoughts: Atheist
I’m often asked how I became an atheist. The answer is the same as how I came to be at all.
I was born an atheist. Not only was I born an atheist, but so were you. Everyone who has ever live was born an atheist.
Oh sure, I had a brief affair with Christianity, but that was only after having the religion imposed upon me, much like the belief in Santa Clause, by adults with an air of certainty, a matter-of-fact, believe what I say because I say it, sort of way. I would imagine this is much the same way as other people are likewise indoctrinated.
I didn’t become an atheist later in life. I started out as one, just as everyone did, then had a religious phase which, thankfully, I grew out of.
Posted on 2011/05/20, in Atheism and tagged atheism, atheist, free thinker, free thinking, no religion, pearl, rationalism, religion, secularism, skeptic, skepticism. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Heh. When i was 6-10 years old my main reading material was thefolklore and mythologies of all cultures – greek, roman, egyptian, chinese, christian, jewish. I never realized anyone takes fairytales seriously until quite late. When you grow up seeing the old and new testament as equal to Zeus’ shenaingans in the shape of a swan, it really gives a sense of perspective