Just wondering how many of you escaped religion on your own,by study and observation, and if any of you had someone to help guide you. I educated myself, I didn't know any non-believers.
I had a religious mom and an agnostic dad who thought religion could be used as a tool to define moral standards. I also had a grandfather who strongly believed in critical thinking. He supplied me with probing questions that usually got me into trouble with the Catholic sisters. From there, it was a slippery slope to atheism.