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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why?

I'm 23 and supposedly most my age aren't religious, but I don't understand how you can just say you don't believe in God anymore? Do you think you're more intelligent because you're an Atheist? I'm pretty free thinking myself, so I obviously don't let religion influence my thinking. So what is it about Atheism that is appealing to you all?[/quote]

I've always been a Christian and have a close atheist friend. As we've talked over the years I've come to feel that faith / atheism for us is kind of like sexual orientation; I believe in God and don't think I can just wake up some day and become "atheist", because I believe. He doesn't believe and cannot just decide to believe. He doesn't believe in God. The label simply reflects what we believe/don't believe. We don't really get to "choose".[/quote]

Perhaps that applies to some people and perhaps you and your friend are examples of this, but it will be hard to tell as long as most children are taught that they must believe a certain way and the society looks down on people who don't have religious beliefs.  It makes it harder for people to examine their real feeling when there is strong societal pressure to feel a certain way.

Besides, people don't usually just "wake up" one day believing or not believing -- it's a process or an orientation, not a quick decision[/quote]

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