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Permalink Reply by Cathleen Sessions on February 12, 2011 at 1:31pm

Okay I am a Happy Atheist.  I came to Atheism through a long thoughtful path.  I am not angry.  I just realized one day there was no god.  Not emotional but reasoned after much reading.  I can not say it is logic because I am not very good at logic. 

 

However I don't feel the need to 'defend' my lack of beliefs at every turn.  I am an Atheist and people can take it or leave it.  Why should I argue or get upset by other people and their beliefs?

 

Okay the big lit up cross on the hill above town irritates me.  But it is on private land and if the guy wants to waste money and electricity that way it is his right.  I can't do anything about it so I move on. 

 

We are not all angry.  We don't all feel that we have to defend ourselves in argument.  And your generalizations about atheists is just as faulty in logic as a Christians.

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Permalink Reply by Richmond on February 12, 2011 at 6:59pm

BRAVO!!!!  Cathleen I came to this place the same way.  I actually was in a born again sect and spent my youth trying to reconcile the beliefs against what was in plain sight in front of me.  I spent so much time searching for God and finally I found out he wasn't there.  For the most part my family are still strong believers and that is ok with me.  What I am not ok with is when some want to denegrate and then my debating skills come to the surface and I leave them frustrated and angry.  They end up going to the tried and true answer; "You don't question God."  My answer to them is don't worry I don't.  All the time thinking, "There is no god to question."

Luckily for the most part most of my family respect me.  They still struggle with saying to me things like "God bless you" when I sneeze.  I don't care about such things and I respect them for who they are.   I find it good to come from a place of understanding why so many people need religion.  That is fine with me.  What is not fine is condemnation of me and others who see life as I do.  Then they deal with my position.  No anger just let them know I will not be intimidated by them.

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Permalink Reply by Gregor Basić on February 13, 2011 at 9:07am

"You don't question God."  My answer to them is don't worry I don't.  All the time thinking, "There is no god to question."

LOL great one :D

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Permalink Reply by Spencer on February 12, 2011 at 2:30pm

I never really grew up as an atheist, since my parents didn't push me either way. I somewhat naturally assumed that beliefs in magical people up in the sky are silly when someone first mentioned them to me. I then went on to literally ask God if he exists in a very casual manner (if he's omniscient, then he could hear me regardless of where I am, I reasoned), and concluded that not only was no one answering, no one was listening. Atheist I am.

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Permalink Reply by wvu1989 on February 12, 2011 at 2:32pm

Because I don't believe in the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, or the Bogeyman, either.

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Permalink Reply by Cathleen Sessions on February 12, 2011 at 10:43pm

The nice thing about being over 50 is really not caring what other people think about you, your opinions or your way of life. 

 

I have finally achieved the place where I can live my life as I want and ignore those who don't like it.  Maybe I always could have, but I didn't get free until I discovered my own atheism in my 40's. 

 

And I am the matriarchal figure that my children look up to so it is very nice for them that I don't interfer in their paths of life at all. 

 

Surprise! None of the kids ever got infected with religion.

 

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