Why I'm an atheist

[Lyn7]

Hi
I'm new here. I never was for or against religion until I was in my 20s. I did not have time or interest or reason to focus on the subject. In my late 20s I met several religious people who tried to convert me and as at the time I was going through a difficult period I went to religious services with them. Eventually I realized that it was nothing more than brainwashing and stopped coming to services. 3 years later I met religious people of another religion while still going through the same rough time and eventually months later left this religion too. The combined experience of these two major religions first hand convinced me like nothing else in the fact that god is only something made up by humans. I found the believers that I met to be often prejudiced and intollerant to who they see as outsiders. As an atheist or just a free thinking member of the public I met bigotry and intolerance and very deluded way of dealing with people. I tried to reason with religious people and these discussions which lead to hostility on their part lead me to find this website. I always read how various religions were discriminated against historically but rarely read or heard the reverse and I guess I did not tolerate the attacks of zealots well as opposed to some less thin skinned individuals I know.

[AFA Admin]

Hi Lyn7

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[Logic please]

Hi Lyn7, welcome to the forum, hope you enjoy the community.

Glad you found your way here. Looking forward to seeing you about the place.

[rayne]

Hi Lyn! Welcome to the forum! Hope to see you around :-)

[Lyn7]

Thank you for your welcome messages! This isnt my first language so if I say something a bit confusing I'm sorry Im still learning. (this will probably become more apparent with more writing ) just please ask me if something isn't clear, I won't get offended

[BlueDevil]

Hi Lyn7 and welcome. Wish I could speak two languages!

[AndyP]

Originally Posted by Lyn7

Thank you for your welcome messages! This isnt my first language so if I say something a bit confusing I'm sorry Im still learning. (this will probably become more apparent with more writing ) just please ask me if something isn't clear, I won't get offended

Hi Lyn7, welcome. What is your first language?

Religions seem to pray on people when they are going through tough times. Its how they recruit people.

[Praxis]

Hi Lyn7 and welcome to the forums

Congratulations on seeing through the tricks and lies of those who seek to convert people to their brand of nonsense and coming to the rational conclusion that it is indeed all made up.

Hope you enjoy it here. I would not have picked from your writing that English was not your first language. I've seen far, FAR worse from people whose first language is English

[Mjt]

Hi Lyn7 nice to meet you
Two languages hey? That would be awesome. I struggle with one.
Enjoy the forum

[Darwinsbulldog]

Hi Lyn, welcome and enjoy.