Comfort

[possibletarian]

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Are atheists are too egotistical(like theists like to say) to let go of their personal comfort for the idealistic/perfect ideas of theism where everybody strive to get in heaven by doing "good deeds"? Is science is used just to guard personal earthly comfort by saying "It a scam there is no heaven".

Separating myself from religion in my case Christianity wasn't comfortable at all, it was a battle between what i knew within was really true and what i wanted to believe was true, I had invested my all in church life and the larger Christian community.   Most of my social times were around church activities, or social outings which i really enjoyed, and my world view was clearly filtered through my Christian belief.

As someone who no longer believes I can say that the atheistic life is easier in some ways, but harder in others for instance to get support on a common disbelief,given that's the only common factor, is a lot harder than to get support on a well documented belief.

I can't say it's a comfort to say there is no heaven other than in the context of the whole god nightmare is not true. There are advantages to not believing in a Deity though the main joy I find is not having to excruciatingly twist every bit of science through the lenses of the bible.  I can say not that I'm free to look at this really lovely world around me with new eyes, consider evolution, the age and construction of the earth through new eyes.

As for good deeds, I actually have time to do more charity now I'm not running round doing church stuff, i feel much more satisfied and happy and content now i'm not doing it for some reward, other than the satisfaction of caring.