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I think people become atheists for the same reasons they follow any religion. Atheism is just a Godless religion. I'm sure the fact that it's in vogue has more than a little to do with it, but the God people have been screwing things up for so long it makes sense that there would be a reaction to them. That's Newton's Third Law in action. Do people think about it, to a certain extent yes. Probably more so for atheists than followers of some other religions, but religion doesn't generally fit into identifiable thought processes anyway, it's more a matter of innate belief. Which isn't necessarily bad, to believe something just because you do, but many followers extend their lack of thought process in their FAITH to their ACTIONS which is what causes the real problems.
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." --Abraham Lincoln
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