Ok, I was raised Christian, but I never really believed.

Even in Kindergarden, I remember distinctly asking "What if the Egyptians.. and the Romans.. were right about religion, and we were wrong?" (I went to a catholic school)

I was told "We don't know that, but we need faith"

My mom became Protestant, so did I.

We went to a very extreme church that believed in tongues, spiritual warfare and the like. Basically, we would actually go "minister" to people.

I went to Church camp and we were having deep intercession, laying on of hands and prayer, in order to make us camp going kids speak in tongues..

It worked for everyone but me, and I honestly thought they were faking it. However, I still believed in God, only because I had to go to church and stuff, so might as well.

Then when I was in 8th grade I became "agnostic." I didn't have any of the rationalizations I have now, but I still just couldn't feel the presence of a God, so I could not believe it.

I went to a catholic school, and we had "confirmation," basically a made up sacrament. I was the only person in our class of 125 who skipped it.

Ok.. the point of this thread is.. have any athiests who were raised Christian felt this way their whole life? Or was it more of a sudden change once some piece of the puzzle was put in place?

Do you think it takes a certain type of person not to believe? Because logically, God is not there, yet there are many very intelligent religious people still out there. This makes me think, that they were more inclined to believe in God from birth.

This would explain to me why it is so hard to convert a Christian. It makes sense in their head and no amount of rationalization can change their faith.

Not that I go around trying to convince Christians to abandon their faith, but you know it's true.

have any athiests who were raised Christian felt this way their whole life? Or was it more of a sudden change once some piece of the puzzle was put in place?

Yes, I was raised Catholic from birth, my dad is even the principal of a Catholic school. By the time I was 13 I found the Christian God to be illogical; I still do.

Do you think it takes a certain type of person not to believe? Because logically, God is not there, yet there are many very intelligent religious people still out there. This makes me think, that they were more inclined to believe in God from birth.

While there has been discussion of a "God-gene" but, I doubt it's real.

I was raised to believe that the bible was absolute truth. I realized that it was all a lie about the time I finished middle school. My parents are still big on "faith" and "god" and the rest of all the bullshit.