The Truth About Atheism (Part Three)

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The Truth About Atheism (Part Three)

6.      How did atheism start?

Atheism is not a religion, it is the lack of one, it is as old as religions and as old as the idea of a god presented to humans, we can't really specify when did it start but it is not new as some people might think.

7.      What do atheists do?

This questions, although I hear it alot, but it makes me think that theists look at us as we are aliens or weird people, what do you mean "what do atheists do?"?

Atheists are like Theists, we like to live, enjoy, help people to have a better life, we have dreams and hope.

The only difference between us (Atheists) and you (Theists) is that we do not share the same beliefs, concepts and reason, for an emaple:

If someone got shot in the streets while you are walking by, the person who shot him did flee, certainly you are going to call 911.

The difference here is why you did that? Theists tend to do this cause God, Jesus, Allah or Mickey Mouse told them to help people "in some religions, only people who have the same beliefs", but as an atheist, I would do that cause I consider all lives are sacred "If I can use that word" not because some imaginary friend told me so.

8.      What is the meaning of life?

This is the question all of Theists ask you "specially Muslims" thinking that as long as you don't have an answer for that question then it is a prove you are wrong, but seriously let's look at it from a different point of view.

Why would I want an imaginary friend to set a meaning for my life? Why can't I have my own meaning and purpose in this life? Most of religions say that the purpose is to reproduct the human race!!

Seriously, and what does reproduction of the human race help god by any way possible?

In my point of view, we do not need a meaning of life, However, as an atheists, I consider all "well aside from terrorists and murderers" lives are sacred "again, if I can use that word"Atheists know that we only get one chance at life. This is it. This is all you get. No reincarnation, no heaven or hell, no second chances. You only get one go, and to mess it up or waste it is the most terrible thing.
Make the most of your brief span of awareness. Educate yourself so that you can see the wonders of the universe for what they are, without the fog of religious belief. Swim in the Indian Ocean. Watch the sunset at Uluru (Ayer's Rock). Tickle a baby. Climb a tree. Learn to unicyle. Massage your partner. Take up pottery.

Gain pleasure from making other peoples' lives better. Some people live in appalling conditions, earning in a week what you might earn in one hour (if that). Support an orphanage.
Some theists seem to have this bizarre notion that atheists are sad, dreary, selfish people who only ever consider themselves, have no concern for anyone else and mope around all day wondering how they can get to Heaven without having to believe in Jesus and be nice to people. (Funny just how wrong some people can be, isn't it?)
I am often asked "Why bother? If life is a meaningless accident, with no ultimate goal or purpose, why not just kill yourself now? Why not even go on a killing spree and end the worthless lives of everybody else? What stops you ending it all?" To which I would reply - "Have you ever built a snowman?" After all, snowmen are ephemeral objects, soon to be melted in the sun. A snowman has no ultimate purpose or goal, and in a few weeks there will be no trace of it's ever existing. We build snowmen because all of us, theists and atheists, live here and now. In the context of our own brief mortal lives, we are able to enjoy this life and gain pleasure from ultimately pointless acts. It is fun to build a snowman, or climb a mountain, or watch the sunset, or go for a long cycle ride in the countryside. The purpose of these things is not "out there" somewhere, waiting to be achieved - the meaning is in what it means to ourselves. I am not overly concerned about some future fifty billion years from now, but I am concerned about the future of humanity here, now and for the generations that follow. That is the context of a mortal life, and that is why I "bother" to live and damn well have fun while I'm doing it.
There is no meaning to life itself. There is no purpose to the universe. You can, however, give life meaning through your actions. Make the world a better place for yourself, your contemporaries and your descendents.