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POPSWhy I am an atheist - Lucretius of Mississippi His belief started out nice, but a move to another city brought him the delusional and dishonest side of religion. Once Lucretius found the truth of some fantastical claims and furthered his knowledge and education the entire system, regardless of how pleasant it was presented just fell apart. However Lucretius chose to remain silent about his revelation in order to avoid the harassment and backlash from such a prevalent superstition. It also maintained his credibility to be able to discuss and argue the various claims and stories that the faithful would pass around.