RE: feeling depressed after becoming atheist
July 3, 2012 at 3:22 pm
(This post was last modified: July 3, 2012 at 3:30 pm by Simon Moon.)
(July 2, 2012 at 10:13 pm)finalyawake Wrote: i just became atheist and now i am really depressed..... can i have some advice
It is usually a temporary feeling that soon goes away once you remember that you haven't really lost anything.
There is so much life has to offer on its own without the need to believe in imaginary sky friends.
(July 3, 2012 at 3:07 am)Jeffonthenet Wrote: What reason did you become an atheist? Perhaps if your reasons were incorrect and atheism is false, you will regain your happiness. If God does exist and is the source of all goodness, it is no surprise that you lost your happiness when you lost your faith in God.
Making a statement like 'atheism is false' is nonsensical. You do not understand what atheism means.
I lost my 'faith' years ago. I never lost my happiness. Therefore 'God' doesn't exist...right?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
