The way in which I was raised is not the reason for my atheism. It is a factor, but it is not my argument against religion, it is the reason I feel so strongly about SHARING my atheism with other people. I feel that most people have religion crammed down their throats, and don't question the beliefs they were raised with. I want them to realize there are more rational explanations out there.

The first and foremost reason I am an atheist is because of my knowledge of evolution, astronomy and science in general. I can't see a world that would be "designed" like we have come about. Evolution by natural selection can explain almost everything we wonder about in the natural world here on Earth. Why would a God create a universe 13 BILLION years ago, then let the Earth form 4.5 BILLION years ago, just to have a religion that would FINALLY worship him only 2000 years ago? It doesn't make sense.

Evolution can explain almost anything we wonder about here in the natural world. Why is our DNA almost 99% the same as chimps? Because of evolution. Why do we need sleep? It seems a designer could have formed us without that need, but evolution can say we need sleep to conserve energy. Why do we have appendixes that are useless? Why would God design us with useless organs? Evolution can tell us that these organs could have had a purpose in the past, but don't anymore. Why do chickens have teeth when they are in their embryonic forms? Why would a God form a chicken "in the womb" with teeth that get re-absorbed back into the body later? Evolution has an answer. I could go on and on. If you haven't really looked into evolution and understood it, I suggest you do. This is the only life you have, and it's really too short to be living a lie.

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