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| 06 Jun 2013 08:32 AM |
When I was a Christian, I was what you would expect. I thought evolution wasn't real. I thought God exists because the bible said so. I thought we were created by God in the garden of Еden with Adam and Eve. I thought atheists were immoral people who only didn't believe in God "so they could sin," and/or that they didn't believe in anything at all. I thought аbоrtiоn was murder because every fеtus has a soul. I believed Jesus would come during MY lifetime to take me and all my Christian brethren to heaven to let everyone else rot.
I was one of those Christians who would argue on Yоutubе with people, saying God is real because the bible says so, and that they couldn't disprove God, etc. It was only through being mocked that I was angry enough to try and prove those I debated with that they were wrong. It caused me to look at what I believed. It caused me to do my own research on evolution, the philosophical arguments against God, and all the damage/harm religion causes. I eventually found Rеddit through a friend, noticed places like /r/atheism, and it reinforced everything I was learning about the inconsistencies of my beliefs.
It may sound silly, but all the memes and quotes were a major factor in my conversion. Scumbag Christian, Religion Pigeon, Advice God, and Scumbag God may be memes, but the message they delivered really hit home. They are expressions of ideas that happen to be used in a recognizable way through a noticeable image macro.
Thanks for reading. |
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Jinxy1234
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| 06 Jun 2013 08:35 AM |
| I'm in between Catholic and an Atheist. The sad thing is I go to a Catholic school which forces you to go to mass every Thursday. |
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| 06 Jun 2013 08:35 AM |
| tl;dr: I was a bad Christian who denied evolution and was pro-life, so on, so on. One day I decided to argue with Youtubers about my religion. I started to look into evolution. Then I found /r/atheism that made me an atheist. |
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| 06 Jun 2013 08:36 AM |
That you are looking at the facts and inconsistencies is fine
But don't let names that make fun of religious people cause you to change your belief
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xc6Alt21
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| 06 Jun 2013 08:37 AM |
"The sad thing is I go to a Catholic school which forces you to go to mass every Thursday."
Why don't you quit? |
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Jinxy1234
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| 06 Jun 2013 08:39 AM |
>Why don't you quit?
Uh well all my friends would be gone. Plus I love my school.
I just can't believe in God anymore because it's just too hard. |
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| 06 Jun 2013 08:41 AM |
| Oh, and if anyone didn't know, the moderators have totally changed /r/atheism. Now all you can submit is text, no links or pictures. Everyone is not happy with this. Some are boycotting. Some are making threads about how stupid their decision was. I will miss /r/atheism. It was a good place and help me become what I am today. |
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| 06 Jun 2013 08:50 AM |
| LOL /r/atheism is a REALLY bad reason to change your beliefs |
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xc6Alt21
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| 06 Jun 2013 08:53 AM |
"LOL /r/atheism is a REALLY bad reason to change your beliefs"
People can change their beliefs for whatever reason they want. |
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| 06 Jun 2013 08:54 AM |
| Actually, it is the most reasonable thing to revert into an atheist. It doesn't matter if you had a "bad" reason to become one. Say you become really good at evolution and you ace your evolution test at school. But you learned about this on /r/atheism. Does it even matter where you learned it? You aced it, you should be proud, and you shouldn't worry about how you mastered it. |
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Boserio
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:00 AM |
You have reached enlightenment. Welcome to the club. |
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:01 AM |
@OP
what's wrong with being pro-life
do you even know what that means; that has nothing to do with what you were even talking about |
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xc6Alt21
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:02 AM |
"what's wrong with being pro-life"
It undermines women's rights. |
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:03 AM |
see i knew this was a troll
considering how much he mentions /r/atheism |
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:04 AM |
@xc6Alt21
if they didn't want kids, they shouldn't have engaged in child-bearing activities
what part of that doesn't make sense to you
actions have consequences |
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:07 AM |
"if they didn't want kids, they shouldn't have engaged in child-bearing activities"
What part of
Unconcencial
Protection failure
Dangerous circumstances (where the baby is also at risk of dying)
And women's rights
doesn't make sense to you? |
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:08 AM |
@xc6Alt21
apparently you didn't read my post
if you don't want to be at risk for those issues
DON'T DO IT
what part of that doesn't make sense to you
do you just like to make yourself look illiterate |
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xc6Alt21
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:10 AM |
"apparently you didn't read my post"
Apparently you ignored "unconcencial" |
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:11 AM |
@xc6Alt21
if you're going to start acting unconcencially then you deserve whatever consequence comes to you |
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RoCkEr285
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:12 AM |
| Ummm... So it means you're not a true Christian Sir. Because Christians are... when they are 'true Christian' They won't "get away" from God. |
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SpaceMilk
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:12 AM |
Why can men perform these activities and leave the women if she gets a baby in her? What if a women was gRape (d) and got a baby in her? |
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jig15
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:13 AM |
| Why do some people feel the need to start flame wars? |
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| 06 Jun 2013 09:14 AM |
@xc
also, it's "unconventional", not "unconcentional" |
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