Atheism, Humanism, & Morality

Discussion Topics Get Involved De-Conversins Apologetics Exposed

1:1 Belief Vs Claims 2:1 Why the Bible Is False 3:1 The Bible You Don't Know 4:1 We Are All Godless 5:1 Lets Be Honest 6:1 Faith vs Science

Online Store Links & Banners Contact Site Info

1:1 Belief vs Claims 1:2 Negative Impact Christianity Causes 1:3 Hasn't Christianity Fueled Good?

2:1 Why the Bible Is False 2:2 Failed Prophecies 2:3 False Historical Claims 2:4 Wrong About Nature 2:5 Contradictions

3:1 The Bible's Secrets 3:2 Ignored Words 3:3 Immoral God/Bible 3:4 History & Changes 3:5 Bible Stories Re-examined

4:1 We Are All Godless 4:2 God Doesn't Exist 4:3 Jesus Never Existed 4:4 Atheism, Humanism, & Morality

5:1 Lets Be Honest 5:2 Faith & Questions To Ask 5:3 What To Avoid (Apologetic Tactics)

6:1 Faith vs Science 6:2 Intelligent Design vs Evolution 6:3 Soul vs Cognitive Science 6:4 Old vs Young Earth

4:4 Atheism, Humanism, & Morality

What is Atheism?

Atheism is simply the lack of belief in a god. That's it. 'Theism' is the belief in a god(s) and with the prefix 'a' which means 'no' you get atheism, no belief in a god(s). Atheism makes no claims, it contains no creeds, and provides no guidelines to base world views on. No wars have been fought over the lack of belief in a god and atheism is no more a religion than not collecting stamps is a hobby. An atheist is not a person who denies, hates, or rejects a god. An atheist is simply a person who does not believe in the existence of a god.

Learn More • Benefits of atheism • Active atheism • Agnosticism

Agnosticism
Agnosticism is about knowledge, NOT belief like atheism. It means without knowledge in reference to the existence of a god. An Agnostic is one who claims there is no knowledge of a god. All honest agnostics are also atheists because one who has no knowledge of a god has no reason to believe in a god.

Benefits of atheism
Aside from being true, atheism provides a clean slate to look at the world. Without a belief in a personal god natural disasters and diseases are no longer a mystery and we become able to help save future victims. No personal god means we are the ones that must take responsibility to protect the world and each other. With no promise of eternity we must treasure the life we have and make the best of it.

Active Atheism
If atheism is nothing more than not believing in a god then why are so many people actively outspoken about their atheism? Active atheists are not outspoken because of atheism but rather the problems attached to theism and dogmatic religions. Typically all actively outspoken atheists are also humanists and speak out because of their humanistic views.

Poem by Coughlan000
Read by Nessrriinn

Atheism offers nothing to me,
It never has and never will,
It doesn't make me feel good or comfort me,
It's not there for me when I'm sick or ill,
It can't intervene in my times of need
It won't protect me from hate and lies,
It doesn't care if I fail or succeed,
It won't wipe the tears from my eyes,
It does nothing when I have got no where to run,
It won't give me wise words or advice,
It has no teachings for me to learn,
It can't show me what's bad or nice,
It's never inspired or excited anyone,
It won't help me fulfill all my goals,
It won't tell me to stop when I'm having fun,
It's never saved one single soul,

It doesn't take credit for anything I achieve,
It won't make me get down on bended knee,
It doesn't demand that I have to believe,
It won't torture me for eternity,
It won't teach me to hate or despise others,
It can't tell me what's right or wrong,
It won't tell anybody that they can't be lovers,
It's told nobody where they don't belong,
It won't make you think life is worth living,
It has nothing to offer me, yeah, that's true,
But the reason Atheism offers me nothing
is because I've never asked it to,
Atheism offers nothing because it doesn't need to,
Religion promises everything because you want it to,
You don't need a religion or to have faith,
You just want it because you need to feel safe,
I want to feel reality and nothing more,
So atheism offers me everything,
That religion has stolen before.

What is Humanism?

Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity. Humanists hold that ethics are consequential, to be judged by results. This is in contrast to so-called command ethics, in which right and wrong are defined in advance and attributed to divine authority. "No god will save us, we must save ourselves." wrote Paul Kurtz in Humanist Manifesto II (1973). Humanists seek to develop and improve their ethical principles by examining the results they yield in the lives of real men and women.

Learn more at: AmericanHumanist.org

Source Of Morality

The basics of morality derives from our evolutionary instincts as a community based species. There are mutual benefits from working together making it a favorable trait for natural selection. Humans, taking morality one step further, worked out the way we want to live and concluded that we don't want to be in a society where it is okay to steal or rape. Morality is subjective and constantly improving as we examine the results and determine what causes the least amount of harm to one's self and others. Some of us are behind or above the wave of moral standards but we are all far ahead of our biblical ancestors like Moses and Abraham. The change in our moral standards is driven by improved education and then expressed on the news, television, in speeches, novels, and judicial reason.

Don't Believe In God? You Are Not Alone

If you don't believe in a personal god then you certainly are not alone. Some of the most popular names in music, film, and comedy have publicly declared their lack of belief in a god's existence. Below are a small handful of the well known celebrities who openly accept their "Godlessness".

George Clooney