I could probably talk for hours on why I settled at atheism. There are a million reasons. But the biggest one is because I am homosexual.
But to put it in a nutshell I don’t need religion. I do good because I choose to. I see the mysteries of the world as things we aren’t smart enough to understand. I see death as a doorway to new life through the life cycle. And I find comfort in the fact that everything is meaningless. In my darkest times there is really nothing more comforting than knowing that my man-made problems will pass because that is how the world works. I also didn’t like how my faith would depend on my geographical location.
However unlike other atheists I dabble in Buddhism. I think all life is connected which is why there are things we can’t explain. I believe we have a lot more power than we know/can comprehend. So I guess I am a spiritual atheist.
I just never liked how organised religion was a bunch of ticks and crosses so I left it. I don’t like the way people of faith treat people they disagree with (it’s v hypocritical). I don’t like how Christianity was beaten into my ancestors and is the reason why we are still struggling. I see people praying constantly yet not putting in the action. Following conmen who claim to be men of God.
However I agree, it is people that are the problem. If I was to choose anyone to meet it would be people like Jesus, Buddha, Mohammad etc because I think what they wanted was just and good. I think the conversations would be enlightening. But people have lost their way and religion is tolerated hate. Which is why I don’t like organised religion, because it was made by people where as spirituality is something you feel.
So I choose instead to trust science and life.
I feel a lot more at peace as an atheist. And I think I’m kinder for it. So I guess the crux of it is I am not a theist because I don’t need to be. But I respect the people who do.
