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[quote=Anonymous]Putting an “a” at the beginning of any word makes it negative. E.g., symptomatic means having symptoms and asymptomatic means not having symptoms.  Thus areligious means not being religious, agnostic means not knowing and atheist means not being a theist (a person who believes in God).

In common usage, they may seem distinct from each other, or seem like a progression towards non-belief, but they’re really not.   Think about it: If you’re areligious (not religious) or agnostic (not knowing – no one knows, really), then you don’t believe in God – in other words, you’re an atheist.

There can be a progression to non-belief, with atheism as the end point.  Still, it seems to me that people are born as potential believers or non-believers – just as some people are born musically talented and others aren’t.

In some cases, 
1. Religion didn’t make any sense to people, even when they were children;
2. Other people are open to believing in the supernatural and to accepting religion; 
3. Others reject religion as they get older and think about it and/or study it more.

I’m #3.  What about you?
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