Did you choose to be an atheist? CAN one choose to be an atheist? [Spirituality & Religion]

For me, not believing in a god is not a choice any more than not believing in santa claus is a choice.
I simply don't believe the story. The tales are improbable, the evidence unconvincing.
I can't decide that i believe that which i do not believe.

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Violentxdelights · 22-25, F

depends, some choose to be an atheist because they were taught religion & simply didn’t want to follow it later in life. Some never had religion in their life to begin with so they didn’t really have to choose to be an atheist

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I'm not sure that, that is accurate. Can you [i]decide[/i] that you don't believe in god? If you are brought up in a religion and decide you don't want to follow it that is one thing. But can you decide that you don't believe it or is disbelief an uncontrollable response to an uncompelling story?