Just throwing it out there, one of the most common stereotype with atheist is that we don't respect religion and there belief to a point that we look like anti-religion and its like us against them.
Depending on the definition, i always treat being an atheist gives me more freedom to do things. My action isn't bound by any morality base on some book or tradition. Does that mean i don't have any morality?
One of the most common misconception about Atheist is that they don't have morals. They don't even know how to love:
God = Love Atheist = No God Atheist = No Love
Holy Book or Holy Tradition = Basis of Morality Atheist = No (Holy Book or Holy Tradition) Atheist = No (Basis of Morality)
Atheist having no morality is a myth, a myth like people picturing us having horns in our head. On the contrary, i believe that Atheist has the most purest moral not dictated by any other thing besides empathy.
What is empathy? It is purely base on feelings, all animal has it and it has help them survive. We also have it, we determine what is right and what is wrong base on how we feel it. How do we feel if this is done to us. Will it hurt us? then it must be wrong. This aspect of being an Atheist is what made me very interested in evolutionary psychology. Which attempts to explain our mental and psychological traits and that our current state is the result of our adaptation to solve recurrent problems in human ancestral environments.
Anyway, this just means that each Atheist have there own morality system. That's why most religious people hates us because they think we treat ourselves higher than there God because we determine by ourselves what is right and wrong and not base on His word.
When we want to know what is morally right, we just ask ourselves what if it was us?
Is killing morally right? No, because i don't want people killing me.
Is raping someone morally right? Yes, if t is a sexy girl No, because i dont want other people doing it to me or worse to the people i love.
Is desecrating the church morally right? No, because i don't want people desecrating anything that is a source of my inspiration (which is what most people think of it)
So if anyone tell you that we don't have any morals, Just tell them that we do have one even though it is different with every Atheist.
I just came from the wake of my co-workers father. There are so many people there because it is the last day and there is a service. I didnt even get a chance to go inside the room.
While i stay there, i cry a little inside. 20-30 years from now or sooner i maybe in the same situation. As an Atheist you know when someone dies, they just die. They will not be in heaven or hell or stuck on this earth roaming around because of unfinish business. You dont believe that somewhere along the line on another life you will see each other again. Even if that would be very nice.
Nice that there will be some sort of cycle and when it is your turn again that i will still have my same dad, mom, sister and brother. But you know its not. When someone dies you'll lost them for the rest of your life. You will never be able to talk, laugh and cry with them. Share secrets and ask advice. Go to the beach or any other beautiful places.
Right now, the only thing i can do to lessen the sadness of this inevetible experience is to enjoy every moment with them thinking everyday is a day closer to the inevetible. Try to gather as much memory as i can with them, so that even if they are long gone there memory will stay with me. If i miss them ill think of these memories and it will make smile. Because i know we enjoy whatever we had together, no regrets.
I know life after death does not exist, but if there will be something that will make someone live on in my heart till i die it will be my memories with them and for me that will be a lot better.
I know this post will be a little delayed but i would like to greet everyone belated Happy Mother's Day!
I just like to share you guys this story that made me cry:
My mom only had one eye. I hated her... She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teaches to support the family. There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my classmates said, "EEEE, your mom only has one eye!"
I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, " If you're only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don't you just die?"
My mom did not respond... I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings.
I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study.
Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts. Then one day, my Mother came to visit me. She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her grandchildren.
When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited..
I screamed at her, "How dare you come to my house and scare my children! "GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!"
And to this, my mother quietly answered, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address," and she disappeared out of sight.
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip.
After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity.
My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
"My dearest son,
I think of you all the time. I'm sorry that I came to your house and scared your children.
I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I'm sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
You see........when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine.
I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. With all my love to you,
Your mother"
Always tell someone that you love them because you never know what day will be their last, or your own.
I hope you guys like this story! Happy Mother's Day!
If for some ungodly reason (pun intended) you just got tired of Jesus Christ being your God and Saviour, I have some good alternatives for you. Don't worry they all have many similarities with Jesus Christ you wont even know the difference. Birthday, Virgin Birth, Baptism, Ministry at the age of 30 and even miracles performed you name it, they have it. Now the list:
On a side note, early Christian Apologists explained to us that this pagan Gods are the Devil's way to confuse us into thinking that Jesus Christ isn't the real Son of God. The Devil created all this pagan God anticipating Jesus Christ life on Earth (Wow! the Devil must have been very clever!).
PS:
After linking the Gods from Wiki the information about the birthday and virgin birth of some where not mention. Im pretty sure that Krishna was documented to be born on December 25 and not between July 19-21, even Indian's celebrate her birthday on December 25. Weird!
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