The truly Godless

Heresy is only another word for freedom of thought.

Graham Green


If someone tell you they were once and Atheist but then they were saved, saw the light, had a revelation, found God, born again or whatever, take it with a grain of salt or better still a pound or two of salt.
We have all been raised in cultures based on superstitious beliefs so it’s easy to image someone going from believing in dragons to Jesus or Jesus to the Reverend Moon. But it should take quite event for someone who has truly given up belief in the supernatural to go back to it. To be become Atheist requires a conscious decision usually after alot of thought and for many a considerable amount of study.
Once one has made the decision to take the Red pill and leave the Matrix I find it hard to believe they can so easily go back as some have tried to claim. There are some who for whatever reason becomes mad or disappointed in their god or beliefs and claim to be Atheist but they’re usually just waiting for the moment that will allow them to rationalize their orginial true beliefs.
One of the most Famous was C.S. Lewis who claimed that as a young man he was an Atheist but later came to realize how wrong he was. But even in his own writings he admits that when he claimed to be an Atheist he often found himself angry or frustrated with God. Atheists don’t get angry at something that doesn’t exist. Though they are quite often frustrated and angry at the irrational beliefs of their fellow man. Similarly I recently listened to an interview with the Minister of Liberal Unitarian Church in Toronto who claimed she was once an Atheist until she found her calling. But as she said while she was an Atheist she still believed Jesus was the Son of God, excuse me not an Atheist.
Many other people go through life in a semiconscious state until some crises hits then they turn to religion for comfort and support. And because they weren’t thinking about it before and religion has now helped them deal with their crisis they claim that they were Atheist before.
For me to turn a true Atheist back to religion would be like convincing a sane intelligent adult that the Tooth Fairy or the Easter Bunny are living breathing creatures.