Why It Is More Important To Be Atheist

[Chris.Roth]

I have a lot of Christian friends to who I end up explaining my beliefs on why it is more important for me to be Atheist than a believer of a God... thought I'd share:

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.

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.

PS: Any atheist should have an open mind as well.

One of the arguments I commonly make against theism is false choice. If you say there's either nothing or God of (insert religion here), you reach quite a dark point. I find it quite sad when I meet someone who can't participate in conversations and theories about the cosmos, how it happened, how we got here, and what's going to happen when this universe is gone. I find it very depressing that humans genuinely think that either a particular God created us, or nothing did. Opening our minds requires the abandonment of things such as theism, but I don't see this becoming a common practice any time soon. Best of luck

Chris Roth