It makes me cringe to look back at when I was religious. At
university,
I spent a lot of time sitting in the pub telling people why God exists
and
why they must become Christians. I believed it. But there is something
called confirmation bias, where once you’ve got an idea in your head,
it’s
hard not to look out for things that confirm it, whether it’s that you
believe someone doesn’t like you or that you believe you have a gambling
system. It’s a very human urge, and you’re no less prone to it if you’re
not
religious.
From
What I've Learnt in The Times' Magazine.
There is also - but of course - the compulsory comment about coming out; "It makes a big difference, because you realise you can
relate to people better. For example, you’re constantly avoiding the
question of sex; people have those discussions all the time and you’re
not
volunteering anything."
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