(May 2, 2012 at 12:41 am)jut Wrote: People tend to believe that to be atheist means to believe in nothing, as to a person without a purpose or belief or outlook on the world. I think it is an unfortunate stereotype for the "believer" and can be a closed door to a flow of thought that should stay open.
Yep, an atheist is someone who lacks belief in god(s). Nothing more or less can be inferred from their atheism. However, this:
(May 2, 2012 at 12:41 am)jut Wrote: I believe each person's time on earth is limited and when you die you are worm food and you don't get to see the people you care about any more. So you must really cherish the time spent while you are here, and make it that much better.
Is your personal philosophy. There is no atheist philosophy, and it's not more rational, irrational, nicer, worse, optimistic, pessimistic, etc. It's just one boolean value describing someone's belief state in relation to deities. I'm pretty sure you realise this (I'm not trying to suggest you don't), but I just thought I'd add in my two cents.
