kelkel

What is an Atheist?
An Athiest is someone who doesn't believe in a higher power or life after death.

So, what are you then?
I'm an Athiest but haven't always been one. Around the age of 12 or 13 some harsh realities in life hit me pretty hard, from which I concluded that either no god existed or that if he/she did he/she hated every single one of us. There after as I grew and expanded my knowledge I decided that the most logical answer was that there was no god, no afterlife.

What else do you believe?

I believe in science, I believe in the search for truth.

What do you think happens when you die?
Lights out, ta-tas. The world will keep spinning after I die and I will eventually be forgotten and i'm ok with that.

If there is nothing beyond your lifespan, what is your motivation?
I think it is a stroke of luck that we are here, so i've very much of a "make the most of it or bugger off" attitude. Just because there is no post-life consequence to my actions that doesn't discourage me from making the most of a gift i've been given. If anything it gives me more reason to celebrate my existance.

How can you have morals when you don't believe in anything?
This is like saying if your parents aren't watching you automatically feel that it's ok to kick your sister in the teeth.
While I do not believe that someone is going to kick my arse after I die I still believe in order the and consideration of others. I treat people as I would like to be treated and luckily for me this pans out pretty well.

If you don't have any morals, how can you be trusted?
I can't. But at least i'm up front about it.

I don't believe that religion will fade out at all. People cling to it, because it is hope.

Humans are messed up, frightenned children generally. Hope is comfort. Religion is hope.