Atheist a question.........................................................................?

Once I became an atheist, from a beliiever, I felt free and happy. I haven't told my parents, because I know how they would react, but I told my close friends, and I am open about it in the university. I went through the same transition from catholic to theist to agnostic to an agnostic atheist, all in one week.

Well I do know myself, the world and I just have eyes wide open. Its been a wonderful experience. I finally feel that I am sure of what I know.

"How did you feel once you excepted that you were an atheist"

You mean "accepted"?

It's the same as accepting that I'm a human... or that I'm biologically a female... or that I have a sister. It's a neutral feeling. Why should my atheism be any different? Perhaps it's different for me, as compared to you, because I never *became* an atheist, I just AM.

"to an agnostic atheist and now just a plain old atheist"

If you're "just a plain old atheist" then you're still an agnostic atheist.

It is pure freedom!!

Acceptance of a supernatural claim tends to promote cooperative social relationships. This communication demonstrates a willingness to accept, without skepticism, the influence of the speaker in a way similar to a child's acceptance of the influence of a parent. By encouraging this kind of behavior where the most intense social relationships occur it facilitates the lack of skepticism and deters more open minded thinking.

They are christian, Muslim or the other religions depending where they were born simply because they were indoctrinated by their parents as very young children. They will go on to indoctrinate their own children and those will go on to indoctrinate their grandchildren!!

Atheists have the intellect to see through the conditioning and escape into the real world!!

Agnostics have the intellect to see through the conditioning but lack the courage to throw of the conditioning entirely.

Sadly Christians are still held firmly prisoner by the self perpetuating brainwashing!!

A little depressed at first. But then I realized that the reason I felt this way was because I believed that god was always to be equated with love, hope, and happiness. I believed that god was the only purpose.

But then I realized that I had the power in me all the time to create happiness and follow my own purpose. And it was very empowering.

Atheist and secular Buddhist

I was releived. I felt enlightened, but I didn't really feel good about myself any more than usual. I was frowned upon. However, I felt like I didn't have to pretend anymore and I felt like I no longer need to hide my beliefs. If Christians, Muslims, etc., don't hide their beliefs, why should I? I'm no longer an Atheist, however. I am a Theravada Buddhist and I finally love my religion. (:

It was not a happy day,but I felt it was my first honest one. Since becoming an atheist I have been happier than I ever was as a theist.

I believe theism is an response to our emotional needs, I fill it's space with art.

Honestly I didn't really feel anything except a weight off my shoulders of going through with what I didn't believe in.

My mother - catholic, and aunts didn't like it but I got support from my atheist father.

relieved that I'd discovered that being Christian wasn't the only option (cos that's what I was brought up to believe), For me it was quite sudden, one night I was praying and suddenly realised that I was praying to nothing...I officially became an atheist the next day

I felt nothing, since I stopped believing in fairy tales about the age of 4.

i was born an atheist. I was not scared i have a lot of atheist friends.