Patheos challenged its bloggers to write 200 words or less on why they are the religious view they are.
Hemant Mehta shared his[1][2] and a couple others[3][4]. Hemant asked if anyone else had one to share, and I thought it would be worth trying. So, here's mine.
Hemant Mehta shared his[1][2] and a couple others[3][4]. Hemant asked if anyone else had one to share, and I thought it would be worth trying. So, here's mine.
I am atheist because I've never known how to be anything else.It's not perfect, but it's mine[6]. What's yours?
I have never needed a god to know right from wrong; and I reject the notion that a god, who condones slavery, can be an arbiter of morality.
Faith is not something I am capable of. I cannot believe something for which there is no evidence. A comforting lie is no comfort and is still a lie.
I am an atheist because I know no other way to be.
I am an atheist because it’s all I am, all I’ve ever been, and all I ever can be.[5]
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1. http://twitter.com/hemantmehta/status/315877503623368704
2. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/03/24/why-i-am-an-atheist/
3. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/unreasonablefaith/2013/03/a-bottom-up-universe/
4. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/hallq/2013/03/why-i-am-an-atheist-my-response-to-a-patheos-challenge/
5. Yes, I ripped off Sagan. Deal with it. http://youtu.be/3lqsG9_ughU
6. And Minchin. http://youtu.be/dg3PberzvXo
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