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What do think the average age of religious person becoming an atheist? A. 20 to 30 B. 31 to 40 C. 40 and over

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freedom41 9 May 6
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Level 8

We are all born atheist. I figured out religious was BS when I was about 8 as the teachings did not reflect observable reality.

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Level 3

For me it was my mid teens. I spent years in the boys brigade as a kid. They did all that religion stuff and I was always a reader. So the more I read the Bible and learned about other religions at school, the sooner I noticed the lunacy of it all.

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Level 4

Whatever age they first see the Farting Preacher videos.

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Level 9

I would say 20 to 30.

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Level 8

Mine was gradual but probably finalized in my mid 30's so my children were raised without a religious background.

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Level 3

Hopefully early. As long as they see the light and redeem their delusional existence at some point.

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Level 6

I was about 8 when I gave up on religion

Wow!!!
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Level 8

If I had to guess, I would say 30 - 40.

Myself, I was early, about 12.
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Level 4

I am 70- I believe young are perhaps influenced by needing or not needing religion. As one ages, it often depends on travel both in your country or overseas to finally realize there are good and bad that call themselves religious. I don’t think it’s a function of age, but of exposure to varying opinions, varying cultures and historical study.

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Level 9

Somewhere between A and B.

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Level 7

Officially, I was in my early thirties. I think I knew before then, but my mother's ugly painful death set it in stone.

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Level 5

I was in my mid thirties

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Level 2

I was 18. I'm 69 now. Absolutely no regrets. I do sometimes wonder how having that catholic "old boys" thing on your side may have been helpful,
in the business sense.

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Level 6

I don't know but would be curious to read a study on it.

Proto Level 6 May 6, 2018
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Level 8

I think it’s getting younger all the time... Tonight my 15 year old son asked me what I would do if he declared he was a flat earther? I told him I’d knock some sense in his head with a 6,000 year old stick! Luckily we were both kidding🙂

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Level 5

I was over 40 when I embraced being atheist, but I hope the age is trending lower.

I did in my 40s as well. I believe it is getting younger, because there is less guluble people in the world.
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Level 7

It might be helpful to make this into a poll, then we could see what the average age was for individuals on our site instead of just guessing. 🙂

Mea Level 7 May 6, 2018
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