A family member telling what sect of faith I should believe in. It's a person choice to be an non believer or a religious fool. I prefer the term atheist for me.

When I was very young the stories from the bible that directly contradicted reality such as the star that shown over the manger of “our savior” made me question the truth value of church's (faith (assertions made without evidence and promoted as truth)) claims.

I honestly thought religions were invented by adults to control children and ALL adults were aware that religion was make-believe but played along (like the Santa clause bribe) to keep children afraid and compliant.

It wasn’t until much later that I realized many adults did not grow-up out of religion.

I thought all grown-ups would realize reality, with it’s testable facts is a better means to find the truth then to employ religious faith with it’s baseless unsupported assertions. I guess I value truth (things that can be demonstrated) more the those that depend on religion.

The easter bunny . When I found the marshmellow egg carton in trash the gig was up , Santa , Jesus ,tooth fairey easter bunny all a lie

I’m actually not agnostic or atheist, but I do reject church dogma, especially Christianity. I was raised in a Baptist Church and subjected to the normal hell and brimstone rants, however, my mother was very critical of those rants. My father once told me that I didn’t have to believe what the preacher said, and that I could believe whatever I wanted. The stage was set. I buckled to peer pressure and lied, saying that I accepted Jesus as my savior, and I was baptized. (Well, it’s hard when the peer is a sexy girl.)

The answer to the question is that my wonderful parents were broad-minded.

The Bible and a religious parent.

The Bible. Even if all that magic is true, why would i worship a god that rewards child molesters, murders babies and stones women to death?

I always had questions but no answers. I thought that was life. I didn’t even know it was possible to not believe a god(s) exsisted. Then I found Atheism on YouTube and answers to my questions.

Quit going to church at 14. Quit believing in my 20's. It happened gradually over that period.