When I was in 4th grade, we studied Greek, Roman, Norse & Egyptian Mythology. I recall asking why we don't also call the bible Mythology? Was it just based on how popular it is, at the time? After all, given the temples and such, it seems the Greeks & and Romans believed it, at the time. (I did not get even close to a real answer).
To me, it just seems like an implied special pleading (but this is different.. my gawd is "real) #eyeroll.
(Reddit tells me I have gotten over 6000 up votes. But I see, the down votes showing the net up vs down as just 800 up votes net. I guess I hit a nerve, with those down votes working very hard indeed. LOL)
In middle and high school (both Catholic), I read any mythology I could get my hands on. I can remember thinking, "How foolish were these people to believe this stuff? I wonder what the next mythology will be."
Cue facepalm as I said "fucking Christianity is/was the next one." I wasn't an atheist then, still sort of believed. But that realization absolutely took the initial and biggest chunk out of my certainty of the almighty's existence.
I'm a recovering Catholic but happily atheist. I'm just careful who I tell, living in the deep South.