30 People Share The Turning Points In Their Lives That Turned Them Into Atheists

Have you ever wondered how some people manage to break away after living most of their lives in a religious family? You would think that after being raised in such an evangelical environment, these individuals would remain believers, but what could have happened?

Some might argue that not everything is tied to religion or spirituality, and while that may be agreeable or disagreeable to some, it ultimately comes down to having something to which you can anchor your faith. There are also those who prefer to stay in the middle ground on these matters.

There are many reasons why some people become atheists, including the realization that the teachings they received were merely myths, similar to how children eventually stop believing in Santa Claus. Some individuals become non-believers due to religious trauma and cease to entertain the possibility of divine power for various personal reasons.

Additionally, some people are exposed to different ideas when they leave home and become enlightened about the myriad possibilities that exist in the world, including the existence of other religions that also have their own gods and beliefs. With that in mind, a group of individuals in an online community shared the reasons why they personally left their spiritual beliefs behind, even when they came from a religious family.

A person on Reddit asked this question, and the people delivered.

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1. Something about the existence of other mythologies and religions just makes you wonder if these are all made up.

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2. They read the Bible with open eyes.

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3. As if it's the child's fault that adults can't work out their relationships healthily.

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4. "The universe simply makes more sense when you view morality as a human construct."

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5. If you know, you know.

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6. Who doesn't love Thor?

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7. Because they don't have the answers.

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8. There are many things wrong with these religious doctrines.

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9. The truth behind the curtain.

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10. If only they knew.

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11. Weird.

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12. The act of "passing out."

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13. They use their religion as an excuse for everything.

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14. The overflowing misogyny is unbearable.

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15. "I suspected that religion was less about salvation than it was about control."

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16. A Stephen Hawking book did it.

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17. Being gay in a highly religious community.

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18. No wonder most atheists nowadays are just traumatized kids.

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19. Thriving on blind acceptance.

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20. So many questions these people won't answer.

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21. Sick and tired.

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22. "Some rules in the religion didn’t sit right at all and were basically the last nail in the coffin."

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23. Revelations.

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24. Why that specific number, though?

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25. They are big on sacrifices, even of their human family.

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26. "A plague among the dull-minded."

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27. Seriously, though, what did they feed them?

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28. It goes both ways.

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29. This is actually sad.

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30. They sure have a way of making you feel guilty.

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This is definitely a sensitive topic that not everyone is open to discussing, but the important thing is that we allow people to live their lives as they choose, mind our own business, believe in what we believe, and let them be. It may not be easy for some, but religion is a choice, not a requirement for many people.

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