You might want to spend some time on the exchristian.net forums – there are lots of people there who have gone from theist to atheist, though I suspect from your choice of words that you were not a christian, you would still be welcome there.

Posted: October 14th 2010

See all questions answered by Eric_PK

Sorry to hear that. It’s not unusual for people to feel deeply unsettled by realising that their former view of the world was mistaken.

The good news is that it gets better. Reading some of the many de-conversion stories on the web often shows a progression from desperation and despair to freedom and fulfilment.

If you’re feeling down, then you really must not sit around and wallow in it, but get out and get involved in the world. My advice would be to get out and meet some new people – not necessarily atheists, just people with similar interests who aren’t going to talk religion the whole time.

Posted: October 13th 2010

See all questions answered by Eshu

Not everything you have been told about the world is a lie. If that was true, you would be a non-functioning lump. You don’t need to start from scratch. Find something in your old belief system that still rings true and apply it as an bridge to the new self that you are building.

It is OK to feel awful. It will pass.

Posted: October 13th 2010

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There is no Heaven. That doesn’t mean there’s no place on Earth that can ever be your paradise. If you want it, you have to find it, or make it. Concentrate on making this life all it can be.

The teapot refers to Russell’s Teapot. Bertrand Russell reasoned that it’s impossible to disprove that there’s a small china teapot in orbit around the Sun, but that’s no reason to believe that it’s there. Likewise, the impossibility of disproving the existence of a god isn’t a good reason to believe there is one.

Posted: October 13th 2010

See all questions answered by SmartLX