I was never raised with any religious affiliation, so I never had to make a decision to become an atheist. I simply don’t believe in any gods. There are many reasons why people decide to become atheists, but for me it was simply a matter of using reason and logic to examine the evidence available and coming to the conclusion that there is no evidence for the existence of any gods. I also don’t find the concept of gods or religion to be particularly rational or logical, so that’s another factor that led me to atheism.
There wasn’t one specific event or moment that led me to become an atheist. It was more of a gradual process that happened over time as I learned about science, philosophy, and history.
I gradually came to the realization that there is no evidence for gods or any other supernatural entities, and that the religious stories and doctrines didn’t make sense logically or scientifically.
I also found it ironic that many of the world’s worst atrocities had been carried out in the name of religion, so I lost faith in religion as a force for good in the world.
I decided to become an atheist after doing a lot of personal reflection and reading about different religions and religious beliefs. After studying various world religions, I found that there was no one religion that I could comfortably subscribe to, and I gradually began to question the existence of God altogether.
I also found that a lot of the arguments for the existence of God were weak and unconvincing, and that most religious believers tended to cherry-pick evidence to support their beliefs. In addition, I didn’t believe in an afterlife or in heaven or hell, which are key tenets of most religions.
Ultimately, I decided that atheism made more sense to me than any religion did, and it was more aligned with my personal values and ethics