It can take the mind a good year to change fundamental beliefs. Have you watched the film The Matrix? Morpheus says to Neo "You have to understand that many people are not ready to be unplugged, and many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it."
Good luck!
Very well said HighOctane.

It certainly took me several months to go from being a believer to being a strong disbeliever. Perhaps part of me was just trying to wonder how come so many people on this planet can be so wrong. I found all the videos on the internet of Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Michael Shermer, Andy Thomson, Jared Diamond, etc, invaluable.
While I'm at it, here's a good video for you stevevargas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUB4j0n2UDU