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LeopoldBloom · M
I didn't leave God behind; I stopped believing in his existence. It happened very suddenly, almost like waking up except I was already awake when it happened. It just occurred to me that "God" wasn't necessary to explain observed reality. I was 14 at the time and had grown up in a religiously observant home.
