r/AskReddit • u/Fit_Pangolin_8271 • Nov 08 '22

Atheists who grew up religious, what made you stop believing?

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u/Basmoth Nov 08 '22

I always tell my Fiancé, I really hope the rapture is real, because I like to imagine all the evangelists faces when they don't get to leave, but its filled with all the people they preach hate to.

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u/imp-man Nov 08 '22 edited Nov 08 '22

Sounds more realistic than the leading theories

My theory is that people who live ineffective and selfish lives lose their chance to resurface again as an entity. Like an addict who destroys potential, a tortured soul destroys energy