So I was reading the IMDB forums and I came across this post:
This is true. As soon as children develop the intellectual ability to consider abstract concepts and evaluate subject matter for consistency and rationality, they are equipped with the tools to examine subject matter and decide for themselves whether what they've been told is tenable or not. It happens at different ages for different children, so there is no "magic number" at which anyone can declare "That kid doesn't know what he's talking about" vs. "This person is obviously thinking maturely and clearly."
Most atheists began moving away from the Christianity they were raised in right around age 11-14. Many first make a tentative step into the relatively safe category of "agnostic", and it is only later, after they have achieved physical and economic independence, that they reveal their full-fledged atheism.
For many children raised Christian, to openly declare themselves "atheist" while still dependents would result in serious, potentially dangerous risks, one of which is satirized in the humorous argument below:
ARGUMENT FROM COLLEGE FUNDING (usable by parents only)
(1) You believe in God.
(2) If I ever find out that you don't believe in God, you won't get any money for college!
(3) Therefore, God exists.
But the reality isn't funny at all.
Very, very, very true. Since I can relate to what the poster said.
Plus at the mall yesterday, there was a fundamentalist trying to convert people to Christianity. One sentance he said stuck out:
"Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings."*
Meanwhile, I am working on a screenplay based on all of this. Between being a YMCA counselor (ironically enough) and working on the screenplay and watching movies, I generally don't have time to do anything else. Summer is going well.
Andy
*DISCLAIMER: I don't agree with what he said. It's sad that ridiculous comments like that are the norm with those people. | 
