Which would you think is a harder choice? Becoming an atheist as a kid/teen or becoming one as an adult? [Spirituality & Religion]

I decided to stop believing in God at an early age. Probably about 10 or younger. Problem is that my impending doom totally freaked me out as a kid. Thinking about how I would no longer exist at a certain point in the future.

I've come to terms with it now. I was just wondering about people that became atheist later on in life. How did it make you feel?

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SatanBurger · 36-40, F

Both are equally as hard but I'd say probably an atheist as a kid, they live in religious households and could be at risk of getting into the system if their families reject them. There's actually a fairly good amount of LGBT youth out on the streets because their families rejected them out of religious beliefs or they just get kidnapped to one of those religious camps in some developing country.

It's just like with the Amish if you ever seen that one reality show where they show youth wanting to go out into the world away from their community. They are completely banned from their families except the ones who visit them.

So this is just my opinion but kids are way vulnerable, they don't even have a job or any autonomy by that age.