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Coming Out...
4 years ago
...as an atheist! First and foremost, I hope nobody is offended by me saying this. I grew up in a very religious household, and I no longer hold any of the beliefs. I actually deconverted between 10 and 15 years ago. It was a very gradual process, so it's hard to say when I actually lost my beliefs entirely. No I'm not an angry person, I just tend to be very rational and analytical. I'm not going out to eat babies anytime soon, LOL. Religion started to make less and less sense to me. Science and philosophy, on the other hand, makes a lot of sense. I never mentioned this before, but I always listen to atheist shows on Youtube while doing my artwork. All that interspecies mating art was drawn while listening to atheists talk. I like listening to the Atheist Experience, Talk Heathen, Truth Wanted and other shows. Please ask me anything about my lack of belief, I likely forgot to elaborate on something.
I feel spirituality should be a personal experience and not a cultish group thing anyway, because if it were, nobody would be miffed about other people thinking differently. It wouldn't affect ones own beliefs. But if somebody feels, they have to convert and control people and their thoughts and beliefs, then they might get more agitated by any opposition. This however shouldn't stop you being you.
As an atheist myself, I can see your point of view. Science and philosophy benefit society and humans as a species more than moralistic stories wrapped in fairy tales, blind devotion to imaginary higher powers and a warped understanding of reality based on the previously mentioned fairy tales.
I guess getting rid of ones beliefs is a hard exercise to begin with, it's like a kid struggling to accept that Santa isn't real. I'm glad you came out the other end, with sanity still intact and without frustration or cynism.