Ive not publicly announced yet that Im an atheist/agnostic out of fear of offending my religious friends or other consequences. However, Ive pretty much seen that my real friends love me no matter what and its time to be authentic. I respect everyone elses beliefs and all I expect is the same in return. I love this. To those I have discussed this with I have gotten pretty much every one of these questions. Although I havent found the questions offensive myself, I do think its important for people to understand these points. Especially this part: But have you [read the Bible or some other holy book; heard about some supposed miracle; heard my story about my personal religious experience]? The answer: Probably. Or else weve read/heard about something pretty darned similar. Atheists are actually better-informed about religion than most religious believers. In fact, were better-informed about the tenets of most specific religions than the believers in those religions. For many atheists, sitting down and reading the Bible (or the holy text of whatever religion they were brought up in) is exactly what set them on the path to atheism -- or what put the final nail in the coffin. Couldnt have said it better. You dont become an atheist because you dont understand religion, you become an atheist because you DO understand it and it doesnt work for you. Nobody just abandons a belief theyve held dear their whole life because it sounds fun, changing your entire belief system takes a lot of study and I know more about religion now than I ever did while I was in it.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:16:12 +0000
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