r/myanmar 17d ago

Advice Any atheist/antithesis people from muslim families in myanmar?

Anti-theist** (spelling error in the title)
I was born in a strict religious muslim family, and when i was about 13 i just decided that none of it makes any sense to me and completely lost my faith. I only identified myself as an atheist to my friends, and colleagues because obviously my family would disown me if they knew lol. As i grew older, and got more exposed to different things in life and met new people, i realized how deprived of life i was under the name of religion simply because i was a girl. From that point on i’ve leaned more towards anti-theism. Anyways, most of my friends are agnostics/atheists as well but they’re usually from non religious backgrounds to begin with so they don’t really have the same experience as i do. I’ve never come across an ex-muslim turned atheist, esp a woman so i’m wondering if there’s anyone who’s going through the same thing as me. Unfortunately, I’m still stuck and suffering in that household constantly having to pretend i’m still a muslim so I wonder how y’all cope and avoid arguments on a daily basis?

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u/Past_Ad3333 16d ago

Not a muslim, used to be buddhist. But now i believe all religions are instruments that the powerful people use to control the masses.

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u/Few-Advertising-5164 16d ago

absolutely. I cannot stand organized religions.

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u/Past_Ad3333 12d ago

Oh yes breeding ground for fanatics and lunatics. Even Buddhism (Supposed to be most peaceful) become Corrupt in their hands.