Summary: Going from belief to disbelief is a difficult journey and the transition is difficult. We begin with belief and certainty, then transition into a stage of doubt and questioning, and finally begin to reject the faith we were raised in. In each area of transition we experience what is called cognitive dissonance. It is that uneasy feeling of mental stress because we have inconsistent thoughts and beliefs. After we leave the faith we enter a transition where we lose our moral equilibrium. We now have the freedom to sin. In order to regain our moral equilibrium, we can study worldviews that are atheistic, such as Greek and Roman philosophers, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and especially Humanism. Humanism means means living our lives to foster human well-being in harmony with nature.
