Poor girl gave in. What a shame.

How long as Optimistic17 been an atheist...how long on you tube....possible for her to have 'planned' her atheism being a christian the whole time just to 'convert' as a statement to support her theism?

I've honestly never understood the "argument from conversion."  I would be terribly surprised if there weren't converts both ways.  After all, it's safe to say that the vast majority of atheists probably don't understand the intricacies of the argumensts the way that some of us do.   People come from different backgrounds.  Even though there aren't many of them, there are some atheists that make theists jump for joy -- there are "rebellious atheists" and the like.

It's like the whole Flew thing.  So what if an atheist converted?   Have the arguments changed?  Did someone prove god's existence?  Until I see the proof, I don't see what any of it has to do with the price of rice in China.

Did she think people would still subscribe to her if she became a Christian?

I don't really know anything about her, but It seemes that she did post a lot of material as an atheist beffore her conversion.

 I don't think she was trying to convince anyone of anything. It seemes more like she was just trying to explain why she made that decision, since others were asking about it.

Mabey she actually found God?

I've never heard of her, but I don't really follow YouTube atheists anymore.

Have you looked at her latest video? She says she experienced sleep paralysis and heard a voice during a thunderstorm, then she felt raindrops on a clear day while reading the bible. That's it. Her unblinking eyes and manic diction tell me there's something she's not telling us. Her accent, and her emphasis on her education, make me wonder whether she's suffering an extreme pressure to succeed that's common in immigrants. Cos, frankly, it sounds like she's snapped.

I wasn't kidding when I said "Maybe she found God". I may be an atheist, but I don't feel bad admitting that the existence of the Christian God is a possibility (despite the chances).

It seems she has found all she needs to believe in God whether he/it actually exists or not. Perhaps she is deluded? Perhaps she's not? I'm not going to judge her, but accept her decision and acknowledge the possibility that she may actually be sane.

- Sorry...Mod's can delete this.

First off, we're in the minority, so not having our acceptance isn't quite equivalent to being demonized by the religious majority. Second, I don't know her, and I'm just working off the information she provides and the definite claims that she makes. Third, the point many of the vocal atheist groups are trying to get across is that faith can't be treated as a conversation stopper anymore. Either you have support for your views, or your views can be disregarded. She wants to walk the line: give her answer, make her claims, and cut off the conversation immediately after. I tried posting a comment, and she's moderating it. She disabled ratings, and she says she's going to delete her account in six days. If she thinks it's important enough to say, she can damn well stand by it in the face of scrutiny. 

sounds like a drama queen.

It looks like it was sleep paralysis, but her rapidfire speech and unblinking state makes me think that she might be suffering from Bipolar and in a manic episode.  The lack of sleep might have thrown her into sleep paralysis and a resulting psychotic break.

I hope people give her support instead of just trying to criticize her.  There's a chance that she might be under the effects of a mental illness. 

My background is graduate studies in psychology.  Never have I come across an instance where someone turned to religion because they were completely content and happy with life and decided to embrace the guilty of Christianity or self-imposed persecution of Islam.  In Altmeyer and Hunsberger studies every case was due to emotional reasons when the person experienced an emotional break or some event they couldn't understand like sleep paralysis.

 Dr. Michael Shermer related an excellent story when he experienced a similar event.  He was doing some bike tour and collapsed due to sheer exhaustion.  He was barely conscious so he interpreted his experience of being hauled back into the van with his crewmates as an alien abduction since everything was foggy and he couldn't move.

 Given Optimistic17's knowledge of the Bible and ready adaptation of the Christian religion it was reasonable to conclude that she has a religious background.  People are often drawn to religion, especially orthodoxy, for the security it provides and freedom is frightning because it opens up the unknown.  Since Optimistic17 was clearly shocked by the event she regressed to the security she experienced when she had her religion since it provided all the pat answers and comfort she was looking for.

The recommended therapy is naturally education since it'll provide a rational basis for her experiences.  However new converts are often highly fanatical so they are often unwilling to listen to anything that doesn't reinforce and justify their new beliefs.