Ask an Atheist

[Catarinense1998]

Do you understand that you feel so because you were brought up in a catholic family? It is just an arbitrary coincidence that you were born geographically in Brazil. Had you been born in Saudi Arabia you would probably feel differently.

Following your logic, you, for born in Portugal, should be Catholic too.But you dont is catholic.I guess that I undertood you point: You think that Jesus must be admired as Human, not by be son of God.He was a good person - this anyone can corrupt.But if you want to see him only as a simple man that wanted help the humanity, OK.

[Yaglakar]

At what age did you finally realize there was most certainly no God? How do you identify yourself when people ask you about your religious beliefs? Are your parents religious?

In my case it was a long process of back and forth that spanned for more than 5 years. I always say I'm non-religious when asked because I don't identify with most Atheists who seem to think that organized religion is inherently evil and that its dissolution will solve most of the world's problems. I see religion as a catalyst which worsens the situation but is in no way the root or source of problems. Many atheists also seem to be 'indoctrinated' by irreligious parents/social circles, because many of them know very little if anything about organized religions, how they came to be and how they evolved.

[WillyWonka]

Have you ever caught yourself asking help from God or a higher power without thinking about it, because you had a bad time at some point in your life?

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Have you ever caught yourself asking help from God or a higher power without thinking about it, because you had a bad time at some point in your life?

No, I don't delude myself with false hopes but I understand that religion has the capability of giving emotional confort to people.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

At what age did you finally realize there was most certainly no God? How do you identify yourself when people ask you about your religious beliefs? Are your parents religious?

In my case it was a long process of back and forth that spanned for more than 5 years. I always say I'm non-religious when asked because I don't identify with most Atheists who seem to think that organized religion is inherently evil and that its dissolution will solve most of the world's problems. I see religion as a catalyst which worsens the situation but is in no way the root or source of problems. Many atheists also seem to be 'indoctrinated' by irreligious parents/social circles, because many of them know very little if anything about organized religions, how they came to be and how they evolved.

Sorry for the late reply.

I never really cared for what was indoctrined to me since an early age. I was always more eager to go out and play rather than having religious education like any normal kid. Children are born as irreligious beings and are indoctrinated later on to follow a religion.

I was raised in a Roman Catholic family, baptized, did the first communion and had the confirmation. I did what my parents required me to do untill I reached maturity and I am sure they had the best intentions when doing so.

I became more familiar with the concepts of atheism, skepticism and morality when I read Human, All Too Human by Nietzsche back in high school, it opened me an whole range of new bibliographical possibilities from other skeptical philosophical authors.

[Bobby Martnen]

When will you repent and come back to Jesus?

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

When will you repent and come back to Jesus?

Whenever you grow up so both possibilities are extremely unlikely to happen.

[Bobby Martnen]

Whenever you grow up so both possibilities are extremely unlikely to happen.

I am grown up.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

I am grown up.

There is as much evidence of that as there is evidence that god exists. None so far.

[Bobby Martnen]

There is as much evidence of that as there is evidence that god exists. None so far.

I'm 20 years old, hence grown up.