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I was an atheist at 11
but I've mellowed a little since then.  I'm still not a christian, though.  I think a large factor on whether religion comes into your life after atheism is whether you had it before.  Teaching christianity (or really any religion) to small children ensures that those teachings will stick with them the rest of their lives in some form, whether they believe or not, and some find it easier to go back to believing because of it.  It takes a lot of work to recover from brainwashing and some find it's not worth the effort.

posted by JadedMind on April 14, 2004 at 6:05 AM | link to this | reply

So you are
an Agnostic. 

posted by Friar__Tuck on April 11, 2004 at 7:19 AM | link to this | reply

I'm not a true Athiest but I'm definitely not Christian either.
I believe in a higher power but that's it.  I think religion is the cause of a lot of the world's problems.  It's just one more way for people to segregate themselves.

posted by Shavonne on April 10, 2004 at 9:25 PM | link to this | reply

And I
Know of Atheists who were Christians at those ages. it goes both ways.
Are we trying to keep score now?

posted by kooka_lives on April 10, 2004 at 6:17 PM | link to this | reply