I wonder how many people here were born Atheist/Agnostic or were perhaps brought up religiously then for some reason decided to no longer believe in God. I was brought up a Jehovah's Witness until I left this horrid organisation at 19. I was a pioneer and but doubts crept into my mind about JW's and religion as a whole. It seemed ridiculous to me that people can still believe in what is basically an old philosophy developed over thousands of years with no scientific support at all. A big relief came over me when I gave up religion and now am a 100% Athiest. Science will reveal everything we need to know about ourselves and the Universe. So any other personal comments would be nice to see.
Raised Presbyterian in Northern Ireland. I had some quite puritanical relatives, notably my father's aunt, who lived with us when I was little. Luckily for me my parents were both much more liberal-minded (I suspect my father may even have been a closet atheist). About a relatively short bout of frantic praying in my early teens, I became an atheist soon after, although I called myself agnostic. In fact I am an agnostic atheist.
I was lucky, I wasn't brought up in a religious household.
I was never a believer.