Hi everyone,

I've been thinking about whether I believe in God or not, and I have been labelling myself as atheist for a while now, but my family don't know, I choose to not believe in God as religion does not define me and I don't believe in the Bible either, does this make me a bad person? Most of my family is Catholic but some are very Christian and are committed to their beliefs. How do I tell them and how many of you on ATRL are atheist?

If you came out,
You can do this.

No that's your personal choice. You're only a bad person if your decisions bring harm upon others and you have no remorese or conscious.

When i got old enough to question my religous upbringing my friends and family (i went to a Catholic school) tried to make me feel so guilty for even entertaining the fact that I might not believe in God in the future. But then I realised that my beliefs are my business and no one else has any authority to judge me for what I choose to put my faith in! So in short, no, you're not a bad person

Imo a lot of religous people are practicing their faith in the wrong way but that's not a discussion for this thread

lol pretty much everyone I know is an atheist. Just tell your family and move on

Not at all

Idk but you'll go to hell,

You're not. Many people don't believe in God, they just "need" "him" if they are in trouble/close to death etc!

i think youre smart for making your own decisions and choosing not to believe something that youre forced to believe in when you can rely on science and facts

no

why would you be a bad person for not believing in something that isn't real?

that's like saying i'm a bad person because i don't believe that harry potter is based on a true story. there's as much evidence to suggest god is real as there is for that.

Not really. It's not like believing in God would make you a good person.

Of course no. You don't have to believe in God if you don't want to. Religion is a choice.

Oh believe my child, If I did not believe in God and was scared of going to hell in the after life, I would be a very different person.

Keep searching for the right answer and hopefully you will find it

Well gays go to hell anyway so if he's gay, he's ****ed.

Not at all

No.

No, not at all. Each person's religion (or lack thereof) should be a personal decision that no one's business but their own. Hopefully eventually the rest of the world will begin to understand this over time.

He doesn't believe in hell so no he won't

Probably, i think so.

You should just "believe" whatever makes the most sense to you why should it matter if it makes you a good person or not