r/TrueAtheism

It's my own opinion, I'm not attacking anyone.

Some atheists are always getting in debates on whether god exists or not with theists for some reason. Always trying to make theists look stupid for believing in a god. Always making jokes about religions and people that believe in God.

It's not that I think that these jokes aren't funny, I just don't think that it should be someone's whole personality.

Why do you as an atheist feel a sense of superiority just because you don't believe that there's a creator.

Personally I don't think that God's existence is such an important topic in any way that matters. If there's a god or not, what am I supposed to do about it anyway? How does it affect me? I'm not going to worship that god if it existed anyway, because worshipping is an act of humiliation, so why'd I care?

How are churches and religion generally perceived in the U.S.? This question is open to everyone, believers, atheists, agnostics, or anyone else.

Even if you are not religious, is there something about religion that interests you? It could be the symbolism, architecture, philosophy, traditions, atmosphere, or sense of community.

And hypothetically, if you saw a story inspired by religion, written, animated, or cinematic — what aspect would interest you the most?

I used to believe in Islam strongly, but over time religion started feeling mentally exhausting to me. It wasn’t just major things — even entertainment started feeling guilty sometimes. I felt like I couldn’t fully enjoy anime, movies, games, music, or modern entertainment without worrying whether it was haram or harming my faith.

Part of me feels like I slowly became atheist because my mind wanted freedom from that constant restriction and guilt.

But after leaving religion, I also noticed changes in myself that honestly concern me:

• more anger over small things,
• more jealousy,
• less guilt when doing wrong things,
• and a kind of emptiness I didn’t expect.

Now I feel conflicted because some things in Islam still make deep logical sense to me — especially tawhid, the purpose of life, and questions about the Quran and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Christianity feels harder for me to understand philosophically.

At the same time, I still struggle with questions like:

• Why are there so many religions if God exists?
• Why is there so much suffering in places like Palestine?
• Why would God allow confusion?

I’m not looking for insults toward religion or atheism. I genuinely want thoughtful perspectives from people who seriously struggled with belief and doubt.

Did anyone else leave religion partly because it felt restrictive, then later feel conflicted about it?