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{{cquote|...the age at which most people become [[atheism|atheists]] indicates that it is almost never an intellectual decision, but an emotional one. (This is why most self-identified atheists are angry, bitter, and immature. The anger, bitterness, and immaturity are usually the [[Causes of atheism|cause of the atheism]], they are not, as many Christians erroneously suppose, the effects.)<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2011/01/answering-atheists-question.html Answering an atheist's question]</ref>}}

{{cquote|...the age at which most people become [[atheism|atheists]] indicates that it is almost never an intellectual decision, but an emotional one. (This is why most self-identified atheists are angry, bitter, and immature. The anger, bitterness, and immaturity are usually the [[Causes of atheism|cause of the atheism]], they are not, as many Christians erroneously suppose, the effects.)<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2011/01/answering-atheists-question.html Answering an atheist's question]</ref>}}

The [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[True Free Thinker|Mariano Grinbank]] concurs in his essay ''The Argument for Atheism from Immaturity'' and writes:

The [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[True Free Thinker|Ken Ammi]] concurs in his essay ''The Argument for Atheism from Immaturity'' and writes:

{{cquote|It is widely known that some atheists rejected [[God]] in their childhood, based on child like reasons, have not matured beyond these childish notions and thus, maintain childish-emotional reactions toward the idea of God.<ref>[http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/argument-atheism-immaturity]</ref>}}

{{cquote|It is widely known that some atheists rejected [[God]] in their childhood, based on child like reasons, have not matured beyond these childish notions and thus, maintain childish-emotional reactions toward the idea of God.<ref>[http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/argument-atheism-immaturity]</ref>}}

In 2012, a [[Georgetown University]] study was published indicating that only about 30 percent of those who grow up in an atheist household remain atheists as adults. (For more information please see: [[Atheism has a lower retention rate compared to other worldviews]]).<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-atheists-have-lowest-retention-rate-compared-to-religious-groups-78029/ Study: Atheists Have Lowest 'Retention Rate' Compared to Religious Groups</ref>  

In 2012, a [[Georgetown University]] study was published indicating that only about 30 percent of those who grow up in an atheist household remain atheists as adults. (For more information please see: [[Atheism has a lower retention rate compared to other worldviews]]).<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-atheists-have-lowest-retention-rate-compared-to-religious-groups-78029/ Study: Atheists Have Lowest 'Retention Rate' Compared to Religious Groups</ref> A 2012 study by the General Social Survey of the social science research organization NORC at the University of Chicago found that belief in God rises with age, even in atheistic nations.<ref>[http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2012/04/18/belief-god-rises-age-even-atheist-nations Belief in God rises with age, even in atheist nations]</ref>

The popular [[YouTube]] [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Shockofgod]] received many hostile responses from YouTube atheists when he asked atheists for proof and evidence that atheism is true and they could not provide any.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjS__cWr0Y0 The question that is causing atheists to leave atheism]</ref>

The popular [[YouTube]] [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Shockofgod]] received many hostile responses from YouTube atheists when he asked atheists for proof and evidence that atheism is true and they could not provide any.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjS__cWr0Y0 The question that is causing atheists to leave atheism]</ref>