is it hard to be an atheist? or Christian?

[Bob Kelso]

You know I think this sort of question is just subjective, it depends upon the person.

For me, it was harder to be an atheist at first because I had grown up thinking there was my own personal god just a thought away to take care of me, and when I became disillusioned about this it was rough. I didn't want to accept it at first and I struggled for a long while until I decided to grow the fuck up, and take a long, hard look at reality. I realized that even though I had lost my safety net of guarded ignorance and the comforting, false promise of an afterlife I had gained so much more.

The world is just that much more beautiful to me without religion. I appreciate the people and things around me with a vigor that had evaded me when I was expecting a better afterlife. The things I've learned on evolution and the scientific understanding of the universe has left me in awe and (to borrow from Dawkins) with an appetite for wonder. I'm even considering majoring in the field of biology.

Ditching the dogma that I had held for the majority of my life was hard, but since I accepted my new position being an atheist is not only easier than being a Christian, it has been an amazing experience thus far. The saying is true, but the theists had it in reverse;

No Jesus. know peace.