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diff --git a/content/entry/how-i-came-to-atheism.md b/content/entry/how-i-came-to-atheism.md index 6fde9ba..e056661 100644 --- a/content/entry/how-i-came-to-atheism.md +++ b/content/entry/how-i-came-to-atheism.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Now every Christian sect out there is probably more nuanced than my childhood un It wasn't that I was acting insane, just that most religious people don't really act in accordance with their beliefs. If they did, they'd be more like me at that time. Of course, such self-tyranny is impossible to maintain and I eventually did stop doing it. ## Becoming an Atheist -So how did I become an atheist? Either in my pre-teens or early teen years, I remember stumbling across this Youtube video of Richard Dawkins and some christian debating. Out of either curiosity or boredom, I clicked it. I listened to both debaters speak, expecting the christian to make more sense. That's not what happened. +So how did I become an atheist? Either in my pre-teens or early teen years, I remember stumbling across this YouTube video of Richard Dawkins and some christian debating. Out of either curiosity or boredom, I clicked it. I listened to both debaters speak, expecting the christian to make more sense. That's not what happened. Through listening to debates and doing my own research, I learned about epistemology: the study of what constitutes knowledge, how we know what we know, etc. As far as I can remember, that was my entry point into philosophy. At one point, I felt guilty for even considering the question "Is there a god?". Then a reassuring thought occurred to me: @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ In more recent years, I've been following the work of [Anthony Magnabosco](https There are hundreds of videos of Anthony chatting with random people on the street and students in universities about what they believe and why. The topics include religion, ghosts, karma, and various other social and political topics. He has been interviewed on countless podcasts, given workshops and public talks, and founded a non-profit to educate people about street epistemology and instruct on how to do it. It's called [Street Epistemology International](https://streetepistemology.com/). It's definitely something worth looking into. -If you're looking for atheist entertainment, look no further than Jon Matter, known as [DarkMatter2525](https://yewtu.be/channel/UCLhtZqdkjshgq8TqwIjMdCQ?dark_mode=true) on Youtube. His animation skills have come so far over the years. If you ask me, his animations are the funniest atheist comedy out there. They've made me laugh so many times and I'm always delighted to see another DarkMatter video show up in my feed. Please support his animations on Patreon if you can. +If you're looking for atheist entertainment, look no further than Jon Matter, known as [DarkMatter2525](https://yewtu.be/channel/UCLhtZqdkjshgq8TqwIjMdCQ?dark_mode=true) on YouTube. His animation skills have come so far over the years. If you ask me, his animations are the funniest atheist comedy out there. They've made me laugh so many times and I'm always delighted to see another DarkMatter video show up in my feed. Please support his animations on Patreon if you can. ## Reflections Some people come to atheism because they're not first-generation atheists. Some call themselves religious but they never pray, they don't go to church, and they're not convinced of any of the myth. They're atheists for all practical purposes. Then there's those who have a crisis of faith and stop believing. Is it because of the millions of children who starve to death each year? Of course not. It's always because of some negative personal experience which is far pettier in comparison. |