Any atheist around here?

I have a couple of questions for atheists. Why did you leave your religion? What made you realize that God or someone above you was not real? What is your overall opinion on religion and religious people? How did you tell your parents?

I wanted to ask these questions as another atheist because where I live, most people are either Muslim or Christian and I have never met anyone who doesn’t believe in those religions and has the same beliefs as me. I started deconstructing religion only a few months ago and left my religion, so I want to hear others’ experiences.

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Herein_jing 22 hours

I was a Buddhist, a devoted Buddhist since I was a child, thanks to my parents' influence. I was introduced to tales of Buddhism and its core concepts, including the idea that life is suffering, the afterlife, hell, reincarnation, karma, and others. In Buddhism, it is believed that you can be reincarnated as anything in your next life depending on...... 5 reply

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