Was also heavily involved in the New Atheist movement when I was a kid—questioning god and religion (in my case Catholicism in particular) led me to atheism and it felt so freeing. It was also the first step in my journey towards communism as well, because once you start thinking critically about religion thinking critically about everything else naturally followed (at least in my case). Without the New Atheist movement I might not be the committed communist I am today, but god damn have they all turned out to be a bunch of reactionary hacks.