Anyone else now agnostic/atheist from a religious family?

[HeroOfPellinor]

It's very typical.

For one, most people, as they enter adulthood, like to "break free" from their parents in any number of ways to assert their independence. Disregarding their religion or politics is a very passive aggressive means of doing so. Second, around that time, end of high school into college, you're educated just enough to think you know everything but still too dumb to have real intelligence which sets you up perfectly for becoming an atheist.

Atheists are basically educated dumb people. Most religious people are uneducated dumb people. I know you thought you were a real free thinker and part of the illuminati, but all you've done is reach the first base camp up the mountain and planted your flag. So, ya, uh, feel proud of yourself.

 

[sandorski]

Yup, even considered going into the Ministry when I was a Teen. Now I'm an Atheist/Agnostic. I don't care to know the difference, so won't be joining any discussion of my useage of the "Atheist/Agnostic". Except to say, the difference is too miniscule to matter and that if there is a "god(s)" no Religion represents it in the Past, Present, or Future.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: MBrown
No.

Awesome post. 😛

Originally posted by: child of wonder
My parents are pretty devout Christians and so was I until age 19. In fact, I ran the church sound system up until that time.

Now I'm an agnostic Deist. I'm pretty sure there's "something" there beyond this reality but I'm sure whatever it is couldn't care less whether I believe it's there or not. Coming out of this life leaving things better than when I found it and emerging with a better understanding and good heart is more important.

My parents gave up on me a long time ago and now try to indoctrinate my kids. It really pisses me off but I do my best to tell me kids (6 and 4) that grandpa and grandma believe one thing but many other people believe different things so it's important to figure things out for yourself.

Way to go! It's really up to people to decide on their own. My mom and her siblings were always given the choice, and they could choose to attend either church services or synagogue when they were little. They all had unique and different religious experiences and they are all better people for it.

 

[PepePeru]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: Jugernot
My family wasn't really religous growing up, but started going to church when I was old enough to make up my own mind. I don't think I will go as far as to say there is no god because we exist and something had to make us, but I think religions are based on man's view of what god is... not reality.

So no, I don't believe in god, but I'd say there is something out there bigger/better than all of us.

I don't want to flame, or criticize your beliefs here but if you believe that then I have to ask where did God come from and/or who created God? I am just curious how you answer that question.

Originally posted by: G Wizard
i was forced into attending church until I was 16, when my parents gave up of dealing w/ the hassle and weekly struggle of dragging me to church.

basically the final straw was the preacher preaching for about 6 wks straight on giving money to the church. I wouldn't have minded so much if the $ was for altruistic puropses, but instead they wanted to build a gym for the members to use.

the only times i darken a church door is when i vote.

Gotta love seperation of church and state....

OP my parents were divorced when I was young. So living with my mother and stepdad we were not ever very religious and other then weddings/funerals I was never in a church (even voting was at the school). They believed in a "higher power" but no real "religion". My dads side are all Catholic (except for an uncle that married into the family who is Jewish), and while God and religion was a big part of that side it was never forced upon me.

In recent years I have tried to figure out where I stand on such topics, and have come to the conclusion that currently I am closest to the Agnostic belief system. I also do not fully subscribe to that system, and will most likely never be satisfied with the "religious classifications" (Catholic, Jewish, Agnostic, etc) so will always be searching for what fits me.

i have no issues w/ voting in a church building.
now, if they were attempting to indoctrinate or preach to you, that is a different story. that has never happened and never will. you walk in, you get your ballot, you vote, you leave.
simple as that.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's very typical.

For one, most people, as they enter adulthood, like to "break free" from their parents in any number of ways to assert their independence. Disregarding their religion or politics is a very passive aggressive means of doing so. Second, around that time, end of high school into college, you're educated just enough to think you know everything but still too dumb to have real intelligence which sets you up perfectly for becoming an atheist.

Atheists are basically educated dumb people. Most religious people are uneducated dumb people. I know you thought you were a real free thinker and part of the illuminati, but all you've done is reach the first base camp up the mountain and planted your flag. So, ya, uh, feel proud of yourself.

Your post history shows that you are almost always wrong. Keep up the streak. :thumbsup:

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Born catholic, trained to be an altar boy, now atheist.

edit:
For me, it wasn't a matter of "breaking free", it was a matter of there were a number of things that just didn't make sense to me. I currently regard the bible along the lines of Aesops Fables and Homer's Illiad. Great stories, good historical insight. But if you're taking it literally you're missing the points that they're trying to get across.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's very typical.

For one, most people, as they enter adulthood, like to "break free" from their parents in any number of ways to assert their independence. Disregarding their religion or politics is a very passive aggressive means of doing so. Second, around that time, end of high school into college, you're educated just enough to think you know everything but still too dumb to have real intelligence which sets you up perfectly for becoming an atheist.

Atheists are basically educated dumb people. Most religious people are uneducated dumb people. I know you thought you were a real free thinker and part of the illuminati, but all you've done is reach the first base camp up the mountain and planted your flag. So, ya, uh, feel proud of yourself.

I refer to myself as non-religious because people like you insist on a very narrow definition of the term "atheist" to mean someone who is as militantly anti-God as many fundies are pro-God. Non-religious is the best way to put it because, instead of implying that I'm 100% convinced that God doesn't exist (atheist) or that I am constantly pondering the possibility of God existing (agnostic), I simply don't give a crap. I'm not interested in believing in anything that can't be supported by actual evidence.

 

[lyssword]

My mom is pretty hardcore-ish Baptist. I've been active participant, singing etc.. till age of 14. I had pretty advanced knowledge of Bible topics/stories.

Been agnostic probably for 6+ years now.

 

[seemingly random]

Yes. Family wasn't super religious but knew the right phrases to use in the appropriate settings.

I can't help but wonder about a person's motives when he spouts the dogma. I believe some are just afraid to buck the system and are taking the easy way out.

Every day that passes strengthens my belief that organized religion mostly serves evil purposes.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's very typical.

For one, most people, as they enter adulthood, like to "break free" from their parents in any number of ways to assert their independence. Disregarding their religion or politics is a very passive aggressive means of doing so. Second, around that time, end of high school into college, you're educated just enough to think you know everything but still too dumb to have real intelligence which sets you up perfectly for becoming an atheist.

Atheists are basically educated dumb people. Most religious people are uneducated dumb people. I know you thought you were a real free thinker and part of the illuminati, but all you've done is reach the first base camp up the mountain and planted your flag. So, ya, uh, feel proud of yourself.

What a misguided post.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

12 years of Catholic school, former altar boy. I gave up on the god fairy tales about the same time I gave up on Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. As soon as your education progresses to the point where you can understand where these myths came from and see the science that disproves them it's pretty hard to keep believing.

 

[Mucho]

I'm the only Atheist in my family.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

edit:
For me, it wasn't a matter of "breaking free", it was a matter of there were a number of things that just didn't make sense to me. I currently regard the bible along the lines of Aesops Fables and Homer's Illiad. Great stories, good historical insight. But if you're taking it literally you're missing the points that they're trying to get across.

thats an amazingly good way of putting it

 

[Joemonkey]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Born catholic, trained to be an altar boy, now atheist.

edit:
For me, it wasn't a matter of "breaking free", it was a matter of there were a number of things that just didn't make sense to me. I currently regard the bible along the lines of Aesops Fables and Homer's Illiad. Great stories, good historical insight. But if you're taking it literally you're missing the points that they're trying to get across.

Giggity.

 

[LittleNemoNES]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's very typical.

For one, most people, as they enter adulthood, like to "break free" from their parents in any number of ways to assert their independence. Disregarding their religion or politics is a very passive aggressive means of doing so. Second, around that time, end of high school into college, you're educated just enough to think you know everything but still too dumb to have real intelligence which sets you up perfectly for becoming an atheist.

Atheists are basically educated dumb people. Most religious people are uneducated dumb people. I know you thought you were a real free thinker and part of the illuminati, but all you've done is reach the first base camp up the mountain and planted your flag. So, ya, uh, feel proud of yourself.

What a misguided post.

I agree.
It must be great to look down on so many people

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
I'm not interested in believing in anything that can't be supported by actual evidence.

What do you consider evidence? Scott Peterson was convicted based on "evidence" that was nothing out of the ordinary.

 

[Vehemence]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
I'm not interested in believing in anything that can't be supported by actual evidence.

What do you consider evidence? Scott Peterson was convicted based on "evidence" that was nothing out of the ordinary.

IS SCOTT PETERSON GOD?!

 

[RESmonkey]

Family is very religious. I am an atheist.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's very typical.

For one, most people, as they enter adulthood, like to "break free" from their parents in any number of ways to assert their independence. Disregarding their religion or politics is a very passive aggressive means of doing so. Second, around that time, end of high school into college, you're educated just enough to think you know everything but still too dumb to have real intelligence which sets you up perfectly for becoming an atheist.

Atheists are basically educated dumb people. Most religious people are uneducated dumb people. I know you thought you were a real free thinker and part of the illuminati, but all you've done is reach the first base camp up the mountain and planted your flag. So, ya, uh, feel proud of yourself.

What a misguided post.

Um, thus far everybody's examples have affirmed my position. I don't care if you don't like me, but at least think about what I wrote.

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
I'm not interested in believing in anything that can't be supported by actual evidence.

What do you consider evidence? Scott Peterson was convicted based on "evidence" that was nothing out of the ordinary.

What the hell are you on about?

Evidence = Proof.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's very typical.

For one, most people, as they enter adulthood, like to "break free" from their parents in any number of ways to assert their independence. Disregarding their religion or politics is a very passive aggressive means of doing so. Second, around that time, end of high school into college, you're educated just enough to think you know everything but still too dumb to have real intelligence which sets you up perfectly for becoming an atheist.

Atheists are basically educated dumb people. Most religious people are uneducated dumb people. I know you thought you were a real free thinker and part of the illuminati, but all you've done is reach the first base camp up the mountain and planted your flag. So, ya, uh, feel proud of yourself.

I pretty much agree with this.

I grew up going to church and all that. And then I became an agnostic jackass rebel emo teenager I'd go to church and basically try to poke holes during bible study (and of course the idiots who were leading the class were no theologians). Then I got mature and went back to the faith.

Never went back to church though. Pretty much a waste of my time and I disagree with the whole concept of a church, a man made institution.

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's very typical.

For one, most people, as they enter adulthood, like to "break free" from their parents in any number of ways to assert their independence. Disregarding their religion or politics is a very passive aggressive means of doing so. Second, around that time, end of high school into college, you're educated just enough to think you know everything but still too dumb to have real intelligence which sets you up perfectly for becoming an atheist.

Atheists are basically educated dumb people. Most religious people are uneducated dumb people. I know you thought you were a real free thinker and part of the illuminati, but all you've done is reach the first base camp up the mountain and planted your flag. So, ya, uh, feel proud of yourself.

What a misguided post.

Um, thus far everybody's examples have affirmed my position. I don't care if you don't like me, but at least think about what I wrote.

I thought about what you wrote, and it's completely misguided. Your massive generalization is both ridiculous and insulting to Athiests (and even religious people).

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's very typical.

For one, most people, as they enter adulthood, like to "break free" from their parents in any number of ways to assert their independence. Disregarding their religion or politics is a very passive aggressive means of doing so. Second, around that time, end of high school into college, you're educated just enough to think you know everything but still too dumb to have real intelligence which sets you up perfectly for becoming an atheist.

Atheists are basically educated dumb people. Most religious people are uneducated dumb people. I know you thought you were a real free thinker and part of the illuminati, but all you've done is reach the first base camp up the mountain and planted your flag. So, ya, uh, feel proud of yourself.

I pretty much agree with this.

I grew up going to church and all that. And then I became an agnostic jackass rebel emo teenager I'd go to church and basically try to poke holes during bible study (and of course the idiots who were leading the class were no theologians). Then I got mature and went back to the faith.

Never went back to church though. Pretty much a waste of my time and I disagree with the whole concept of a church, a man made institution.

Why is having faith "mature"? How about thinking for yourself and making your own decisions is mature?

 

[ggnl]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's very typical.

For one, most people, as they enter adulthood, like to "break free" from their parents in any number of ways to assert their independence. Disregarding their religion or politics is a very passive aggressive means of doing so. Second, around that time, end of high school into college, you're educated just enough to think you know everything but still too dumb to have real intelligence which sets you up perfectly for becoming an atheist.

Atheists are basically educated dumb people. Most religious people are uneducated dumb people. I know you thought you were a real free thinker and part of the illuminati, but all you've done is reach the first base camp up the mountain and planted your flag. So, ya, uh, feel proud of yourself.

What a misguided post.

Um, thus far everybody's examples have affirmed my position. I don't care if you don't like me, but at least think about what I wrote.

It's a completely unsupported generalization. What's there to think about?

 

[seemingly random]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
It's very typical.

For one, most people, as they enter adulthood, like to "break free" from their parents in any number of ways to assert their independence. Disregarding their religion or politics is a very passive aggressive means of doing so. Second, around that time, end of high school into college, you're educated just enough to think you know everything but still too dumb to have real intelligence which sets you up perfectly for becoming an atheist.

Atheists are basically educated dumb people. Most religious people are uneducated dumb people. I know you thought you were a real free thinker and part of the illuminati, but all you've done is reach the first base camp up the mountain and planted your flag. So, ya, uh, feel proud of yourself.

I pretty much agree with this.

I grew up going to church and all that. And then I became an agnostic jackass rebel emo teenager I'd go to church and basically try to poke holes during bible study (and of course the idiots who were leading the class were no theologians). Then I got mature and went back to the faith.

Never went back to church though. Pretty much a waste of my time and I disagree with the whole concept of a church, a man made institution.

I pretty much disagree with all of this.

But, this is what you believe and that's your choice. I don't want you to not believe in a supernatural being. It is not my job to convert you to any particular way of thinking. That would be rude and presumptuous of me. We might find other things to have a conversation about though.

And, I have no problems ignoring the innuendo in the description of your experience. That's your reality but not necessarily anyone else's.

Try to force your beliefs on me through legislation, etc. though and there will be great turmoil.