Why I’m an Atheist
6 min readMay 17, 2019
Unlike many of my atheist peers, I wasn’t raised in a conservative religious household, only to embrace atheism later in life. Nor was I raised by liberal, free-thinking atheist parents. Instead, I was raised in a household that was a mix of faith and not, and while my curiosity and questioning may not have been particularly encouraged, it wasn’t discouraged either.