I do not attend church. This is because I am an atheist. This means that I do not believe in any deity or religion. This may seem simple, but it took me a long time to figure out that I feel this way. I am actually a confirmed Congregationalist, and I was confirmed in the Spring of 2009. I discovered that I was atheist after a discussion I had with another atheist friend of mine. In this discussion I had with a friend of mine, we talked alot about pure philosophy for hours on end.
During this talk, we talked about the philosophies of various religions, and their spiritual leaders and deities. This topic brought to light many questions I had about certain aspects of Christianity. At the end, I decided to ask him why he was an atheist. He told me that his main reason for basically disowning faith was because he felt that heaven, reincarnation, and nirvana were all purely incentives or rewards for being good in this life. I then realized, why should I have to be rewarded for being a good person? My reward comes in feeling good about myself. Ever since, I have not been to church.
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