Atheists Losing Their Religion

"It is much easier to be accountable to no one, and be your own god."

Why do believers assume we answer to no one? I answer to my husband and my 3 children. I am guided to do right for the sake of them. I have morals to teach and must set a positive example for them to learn. My life has no rule book written for me, you are correct in that aspect. However what believers seem to not know or forget is that we live good, respectful, moral lives without a book telling us to. We do it simply because it is right.

"Why would you equate me with an "armed burglar?" I am only attacking ignorance and prejudice. Or is your prejudice that precious to you?"

Jonny, This is a noble endeavor, I applaud your intentions. Attacking ignorance and prejudice is a good thing. I am glad that we agree you are on the attack.

Us "jonny's of this world" - ??? well, in my case I certainly don't come here to "attack," only to defend. Defend myself against ignorant, self-appointed christians who feel they have the monopoly on what is right and acceptable conduct, and claim they have the power of an almighty, omnipotent god on their side against me if I don't accept their religious teachings.

You are welcome to and have a right to believe those things, regardless of whether I accept the beliefs or not.

However, your assertion that what you believe is in any way superior to others who do not believe is sheer arrogance.

Why would you equate me with an "armed burglar?" I am only attacking ignorance and prejudice. Or is your prejudice that precious to you?

It would seem that a very common cry from atheists is to be left alone. That sounds fair enough until you look at the flip side. Check out the HOW movement which is reflective of so many movements of good. The exact premise of such movements is reaching out. Caring what others think and how they feel, and then doing something for them. This leave others alone perspective is the opposite of Humanity or Humanism. Leave others alone is akin to "do not love others." Even if you take it as a one person just saying it for themselves -- it is a denial of letting another care for them and is loveless and selfish. I am starving and homeless and the idiot put mustard on the sandwich he is handing out to me and I hate the wool coat he gave me to keep warm, I like down. Of course I say the same when you offer me friendship and love. “that is not the kind of love I want and I will not be friends with a Jew”.

Johnny boy come lately teaches us well the frustration of trying to help someone. There are good chances that something inside them cannot comprehend that what is being offered is not condemnation, judgment or doctrine, but simply trying to share what has enriched our lives.

It is good to note that the Johnny’s of the world came here to this hub to argue and attack and yet complain of being attacked. Pretty hard for an armed burglar to claim self defense.

Just remember that your entire premise is that there is a god looking down on you and judging your every move, and that there is some kind of existence for you after your death.

Without these two things in your mind the whole of christism collapses around you like rubble. They only exist in your mind.

I did read that, yes. So, why do you paint a picture of 3 rather outlandish examples? Don't you suppose those examples will be very appealing to anyone who wants to pile ridicule on people who are atheist?

I have been accused of trying to take a few extreme christian points of view as common to all christians. I have stood corrected, and admitted that where appropriate. There are some warm, friendly, non-judgmental christians in the world, who will stand up for my rights to arrive at my own conclusions. I am grateful for those people.

There are some atheist people who denigrate christians for whatever they believe, period. I do not support those denigrations.

All I seek from people who have a christian belief is to allow me to be totally free of the "god" factor, and not have someone praying for me as though they know what I "need" in my life.

I know that is a tall order, because god chose christians to be top dog, ...didn't he?

Further, your statement "The honest truth is: It is much easier to be accountable to no one, and be your own god.

If you have to answer to no one, you can make up your own rules. Live accordingly to how you want, and don't have to be sorry about giving in to every fleshly desire." which has gone unquestioned by your other responders, needs to be questioned.

That statement could not be further from the truth in my own case. I am not atheist in order to excuse my bad conduct. I do have a heightened sense of responsibility towards my neighbour. I do care for people, especially those who find themselves on the receiving end of religious banter.

Zeke, I said "me" because your hub is directed at me as being one who is of an atheist opinion. Like so many christians you presume to have a moral and religious superiority over me by virtue of your belief system.

Of course you will make your own choices in your life. That is respected.

But the presumption that christians and their beliefs are to be seen as the only road to travel in this world is a common one.

If christians were always willing to let me have my opinion without praying for me to change, then I would not be here.

Zeke, I suggest you keep your mind open to many other possibilities for the next 50 or so years if you want to get the most out of life.

Keep you mind closed and skewed in the manner you display here and you will waste so much of the beauty in this tapestry.

Then at the end you will find nothing beyond your deathbed.

Meanwhile, instead, don't worry about me and what "I believe in," (that is a christian expression, by the way; so baseless no one else uses it) because it's no business of yours or anyone else. Just sort out your own life, do the best you can. Leave me to my own choices. Ok?

Hi, zeke2100. I totally respect your beliefs. So, I will stick only to your first paragraph, where you re talking about your atheist friends. You correlate atheism with bad economic state, WOW and loss of interest in college studies. That is really very wrong. Let me tell you this. your friends may were real loosers. But this doesn't tell anything for atheism in general. These correlations are wrong and dangerous. They help to discriminate and judge people from the outside. Because an atheist can be the best person, as long as a christian can be the worst.

"I believe" or "I do not believe" followed by a "because" is usually quite lame. But what I liked most about your hub was your interest in your fellow man regardless of faith. Good for you.

Thanks for sharing your experience with atheists with us. I found the picture funny too. I find it hard to believe some of the things atheists believe and yet they find it hard to believe in God. I honestly am not certain that there are people who do not believe in God. I think that they would prefer to lie to themselves about it so that they can be a god unto themselves.

Unfortunately, a Satanic ideology is to not being held accountable to anyone that extends to all people regardless of their beliefs as demonstrated by Satanist Aleister Crowley's, "Do what they wilt" motto. It is the complete opposite to making God's will your own.