Yeah, be proud of yourself for seeing through the bull shit quickly.

It took me YEARS to finally walk away from religion; the hold on my mind was so strong.

You know, I feel like I was in a similar place growing up. I remember even as late as high school, really wanting to be on the whole “God Train”, because I had a lot of friends who went to a local Assembly of God, and I desperately wanted to feel like I was apart of the crowd. I went to youth group events, and tried really hard to get into it, but in the back of my mind, I couldn’t shake the idea that the whole thing felt like some kind of put on. None of it felt real.

I didn’t really know anything about skepticism at the time, just that “Atheism” was kind of a taboo idea (though I found out later my dad had been an atheist for years). Once I admitted to myself Ithat I didn’t believe any of it, I felt a weight lift. It was a liberating moment.

All good there, keep asking the creationists questions, they hate that.

Awesome for you! I agree completely. I tried many reasons to be religious. But ultimately it came down to finding what made me the most comfortable. And for a while, it was just being a straight atheist. But then as I got a bit older, I began to think that maybe there is something out there. But I also believe that if there is something else out there, it’s so far beyond our understanding that it’s pointless to consider it.

But I do hate when Christians can’t give firm answers. It’s because they don’t have answers. And then the bs answers they give just point that out. Unfortunately, that means that it’s pointless discussing religion with them. They are going to believe their delusion and no matter what arguements or facts you bring up, you aren’t going to change their mind. So if you want to stay friends with them, I’d avoid the topic of religion at all costs.

Yeah the whole concept of it’s true because it says it is.... ugh