What are some of the ways you feel atheism has made you a better person?

Answer 1

As an atheist I don't feel like being human is a horrible thing-I can live my life without fear, guilt, ignorance, or anger.

I enjoy every day because I know there is no second chance...there is no magic prize at the bottom of the cereal box. I love life-I'm glad I've had this one so far and I hope I do a good job on the rest!

Answer 2

Atheism isn't a positive force. It isn't a positive anything. It is simply the lack of a belief in a deity. That's all. Everything about an atheist comes after, coincidental to not caused by his/her atheism.

My rationalism has resulted in many positive things, first of which being that I'm a very calm person. But rationalism isn't necessarily related to may atheism (for me it certainly coincides, but one isn't NECESSARILY related to the other).

Answer 3

It helped me to both appreciate the life I have and to more clearly see BS in its many forms.

It's easy to conclude that if all religion is BS, then all psychic phenomena is also BS. Fortune tellers, mediums, vampires...all lies.

It forces you to make people prove what they say. You lose the ability to simply have blind faith in anything, which is actually really cool. I think the constant brainwashing about the power of blind faith leads to things like...well, like the Iraq war.

We all know Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, but the American people trusted in their elected officials with blind faith. So, when they lied about their 'intelligence' the American people just bought into it. No one in the US demanded proof or stood up against it.

If there was less 'blind faith' and more need for hard proof before actions are taken, less blood would be spilled and the world might be a little better place.

Answer 4

You do realize, I'm sure... that how one "feels" is provided by ones MIND via thoughts fed to ones brain? And these are routinely of a delusional nature... that is, not real, honest, or even something one should base an assessment of reality upon.

Atheism is a denial of ones Apapsyche [the Operational Energy of ones Soul]. Those who have written Fate Karmas for this life that deny God have done so to "experience" life without faith, Love, or Spiritual sustenance. This is no doubt something they "need" to experience... and we must accept this for them. It is sad and it is a tough way to live, but hopefully one life of such pain will be enough for them.

Peace

Answer 5

For me, embracing atheism was just a part of me embracing a more logical and realistic view of the world around me. I felt like this was a necessary part of my mental maturation. Although I am from a very Christian family, religion didn't survive in my psyche beyond age 12. And I am glad to be free from believing that an all seeing voyeur is cataloging my every error and waiting to judge me.

Answer 6

I think it has made me take a harder look at reality and what is really going on in the world.

As an example... I can no longer accept the fact that the Catholic Church is teaching people in AIDS ridden areas of Africa that condom use is a sin. (I think that when I was agnostic, I just kind of ignored them).

It has also made me realize that there really is no other life. And that we better make the most of this one that we can (no time for hate, only a short time to make the world a better place).

Answer 7

~~~ MM ,,, I am free from The Bonds of Dogma or some cleric's interpretation of a god to smite me for not Submitting to it's "demands". This freed my mind, since age 16, to investigate ALL philosophies with An Open Mind, without prejudice or bias because of the Influence of Parental Indoctrincation to their "religion". Consequently, upon my collegiate studies of Comparitive Religion & Mythology I was not "tortured by dilemma" to forsake my adopted god and religion to realize that ALL gods, demi-gods, etc are Symbolic Representations(models) of Divine Information (Esoterica)that was preserved(stored) in the forms of Allegory, Iconography and Metaphor via Storytelling and Art. You will find more than you ever realized just by studying the works of the late premier Mythologist Prof. Joseph Campbell. He crystallized everything in a very comprehensive manner from the pre-history Nature & Animal Religions to the current evolutionary state of Monotheism. Given this perspective one quickly realizes that Mankind and his awareness of himself and his universe is merely in a Stage of Developement and the Logical Conclusion is that monotheism is about to reach it's crescendo and about to fade into the obsolescent superstitions of the tainted gods, by a corrupt clergy, which came before.. ~ Namaste`

Answer 8

I am a devout Christian. I do not hate, judge or condemn any one. It is not my place to do so. I simply try to show the love that Jesus has shown us, yes including those who don't believe in Him. I am not perfect at all, I do sin daily. But I know that Christ forgives me and any one else who seeks HIm. Maybe I am wrong? I don't think so. But if I am, and all the rest of Christian are, so what? We just look like fools. But what if we are not wrong? What if us Christians are not a bunch of koo-koos? Think about it.

Answer 9

I recognize the need for love for my fellow human, not just those who share my beliefs.

I recognize freedom for all as so far as they do not take away the freedoms of others.

I recognize the need to do my own research and make my own decisions and not to blindly accept words I do not fully understand without first trying to.

Self realization of the importance of life, the significance of everyone's existence, and the small chance that I am even here out of billions of sperm.

It has helped mold me to the man I am today, and I try to take something from every experience.

Agnostic/Deist

Answer 10

Atheism isn't a religion. Life changes you daily, whether it makes you better or worse.