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Originally Posted by Rathji
I was brought up Atheist, I was 100% sure God didn't exist. I converted to Christianity less than 6 months after I moved out when I graduated.
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Yes? we do lose some people...but FAR less than the other way around. Do you think you were well versed as an Atheist? Did you actually study religions at that time and try to understand the issues? Or were you as you suggested, not reared in any way or fashion?
Chances are you will give up Christianity later as you learn more about it.
Perhaps as a convert you can answer the series of questions I posted on the other page? Would be real interesting to try and understand where you stand.
There is strong anecdotal evidence of a conversion asymmetry between atheism and the world's largest religion, Christianity. Many Christians (including ministers and priests, and theologians) convert to atheism even though while still Christians they had been well-versed in Christian apologetics. By contrast, it is very hard to find atheists who converted to Christianity even though while still atheists they had been well-versed in the arguments against Christianity. If the best atheistic arguments against Christianity are better than the best Christian arguments against atheism, then such an asymmetry is precisely what one would expect. The best arguments of atheism would then tend to inoculate their atheist hearers against Christianity, whereas the best arguments of Christianity would be generally unable to inoculate their Christian hearers against atheism.
Atheist Deconversion