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[AtheistCrusader]

94. No, now you are misunderstanding me.

I've been an atheist for as long as I can remember.

You remember a time when you made a conscious decision to become an atheist.

I remember a time before I was aware of the concept of atheism, OR gods, and had not yet chosen between because I was fully unaware of either choice.

Once I became aware of a choice, I made it. Prior to making that choice, I was an atheist without knowing it, because theism requires belief, and I had none. A-theism, without belief. I was without theistic belief before I knew there was a theism/non-theism to choose from.

Were you always aware, as far back as you can remember, that other people had religious belief (exposure to the idea) and that you were by choice, an atheist because you rejected their expressions of faith?

I remember a time before I could even read or write, and that's about when I became aware of other people believing in religious stuff like, angels and whatnot. Once aware of it, I always rejected it as nonsense.

Essentially, I was always an atheist, because that is the default position before you even know that there is anything to *be*. Again, atheism is a lack of belief. Belief is a positive, overt, adoption of faith in... something or somethings..