No one I know has ever made an eloquent argument that justifies the existence of a god. I never was ecstatic about church. I found it unsettling when people would start crying when they ''felt" immense power from such a god and the indifference people displayed when I talked about something unaffiliated to religion. The last thing I mentioned happened with a family friend. I was discussing life goals and he hardly made any eye contact. If I had to describe the people I know who are religious bigots in one word, it would be "removed". I get that religious people try to do good in this world, but sometimes it'd be best if they were neutral because their idea of integrity seems to cause malicious emotional damage to people who aren't in their social circle. I recall a former youth group leader (let's call her Lauren) who still works with a lesbian. That lesbian's girlfriend contracted HIV; Lauren told them both to denounce their homosexuality because then and only then her god would lift the virus. It didn't end well.
When I was thirteen, I found a point-and-click game on the internet in which I played as a small demon. The objectives of the game were to find sins and to kill the sinner. Apparently a priest furnished liquor to a pre-pubescent boy and raped him. Seeing how the priest had to ring a huge bell atop a tower to signify the time for worshippers to gather for a church service, the demon made this an opportunity to make him fall to his death. The purpose of the game was to show even the most righteous people can be monsters. Coincidentally, a priest from the town I live in is currently serving six years in prison for charges that match the sins in the game.
All in all it's the hypocrisy and insensitivity of religious folk that led me to become an atheist.
Why are you atheist? (atheists only please)
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No one I know has ever made an eloquent argument that justifies the existence of a god. I never was ecstatic about church. I found it unsettling when people would start crying when they ''felt" immense power from such a god and the indifference people displayed when I talked about something unaffiliated to religion. The last thing I mentioned happened with a family friend. I was discussing life goals and he hardly made any eye contact. If I had to describe the people I know who are religious bigots in one word, it would be "removed". I get that religious people try to do good in this world, but sometimes it'd be best if they were neutral because their idea of integrity seems to cause malicious emotional damage to people who aren't in their social circle. I recall a former youth group leader (let's call her Lauren) who still works with a lesbian. That lesbian's girlfriend contracted HIV; Lauren told them both to denounce their homosexuality because then and only then her god would lift the virus. It didn't end well.
When I was thirteen, I found a point-and-click game on the internet in which I played as a small demon. The objectives of the game were to find sins and to kill the sinner. Apparently a priest furnished liquor to a pre-pubescent boy and raped him. Seeing how the priest had to ring a huge bell atop a tower to signify the time for worshippers to gather for a church service, the demon made this an opportunity to make him fall to his death. The purpose of the game was to show even the most righteous people can be monsters. Coincidentally, a priest from the town I live in is currently serving six years in prison for charges that match the sins in the game.
All in all it's the hypocrisy and insensitivity of religious folk that led me to become an atheist.