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How to become atheist when i'm catholic?

Asked by frenchgirl about 1 month ago, 15 answers.

I want to be atheist (don't believe in god religion) but I'm catholic. So if I become atheist am I still catholic?

Answered by filletofspam on Oct 02, 2009, 03:59PM
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My ex had an interesting take on this. She still considers herself Catholic even though she disagrees with a lot of church doctrine. She still considers me Presbyterian even though I don't believe in God.

As she sees it Catholics have shared experiences like Catholic school, mass, confession, communion, etc so Catholicism is a cultural association as well as a religious one. She also believes that I retain the Protestant work ethic and stoicism from my religious background.

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Answered by kdsmm on Oct 01, 2009, 03:10PM
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Nope- you're an atheist who was once a Catholic.

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Answered by awesome_girl on Oct 01, 2009, 03:13PM

well no. it depends on what you believe. if you believe in the teachings of atheist then yes you are an athiest no matter family you are frm

Answered by smithmax on Oct 01, 2009, 03:29PM
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Actually, being an athiest means that you have no religion, because in order to be in a religion you have to believe in the God that that religion worships. Athiests don't become athiests because they want to, but because they stop believing. Hang in there! Don't stop believing!

Answered by frenchgirl on Oct 01, 2009, 03:36PM
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I already did stop believing for like 6 years now.

Answered by donein on Oct 01, 2009, 03:59PM
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If you become an Atheist, then no your no longer Catholic, your no longer ANY religion.

Answered by captainassassin on Oct 01, 2009, 05:24PM
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*sigh*

Atheism is NOT a religion. There's no rituals or indoctrination. It JUST means that you don't believe in the existence of deities. So its pretty simple. Do you believe in God? No? PRESTO! YOU'RE ATHEIST!

Here's your diploma...

Answered by trafficoneman on Oct 02, 2009, 07:20AM
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no if your an atheist then you dont belive in god therefor it dosent matter if you were confermed because there would be no god

Answered by ifeelcrazy123 on Oct 02, 2009, 07:25AM
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***Athiests don't become athiests because they want to, but because they stop believing. ***

Wrong, most of them don't want to believe anymore, because believing (most of the time) is quite dodgy. Oh and I have friends who were raised as atheists, they never started off with religion, in order words they didn't become atheists because the stopped believing.

Answered by marianna86 on Oct 02, 2009, 07:34AM
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DOn't believe in God religion lol...I never heard it put that way bahaha...im so gonna prank my friends with that trick question...

Which religion doesn't believe in God?

Answered by captainassassin on Oct 02, 2009, 08:22AM
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Buddhism

Answered by marianna86 on Oct 02, 2009, 09:04AM
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oh snap! The jokes on me Bahahaha!

Answered by athleta4life on Oct 02, 2009, 02:18PM
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***I want to be atheist (don't believe in god religion) but I'm catholic.***

my only question is:

How can you be a Follower of Christ (which is the definition of a Christian), if you want to be an atheist???

and yes..apparently Catholics are a denomination of Christianity.

Answered by toadaly on Oct 02, 2009, 03:43PM
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'Catholic' is a religious affiliation, not a belief. 'Atheism' is a belief, not a religious affiliation. You can be atheist and also a practicing Catholic. Although I personally find this strange, lots of atheists find comfort in religious practice.

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