I asked my 13 y/o daughter how she came to the realization that she is an Atheist. She said she once asked an adult about God when she was very young, about 6 years old. This person told her the basic Christian belief that God is good, he is everywhere, and he will answer your prayers.
So, the mind of a 6 y/o can be a funny thing. They take things literally. That night she "prayed" to God to make a pencil move. No answer. She prayed for other things. No answer. So in her logical mind, God did not really exist. This brings me back to the time I was about 7 years old, and my parents had separated. I have a few vivid memories of my religious experience, and one very clear memory was the time I kneeled in church on a Sunday praying with all my might for my parents to get back together. No answer.
Perhaps my daughter and I each got the answers to our prayers. The answer was, there is no God. It just took me much longer than it took my daughter to realize it.
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