I don't rec my own threads but I'll make an exception in this case.

and one or two who moved here and converted to one of the milder forms of Christianity to please new inlaws. Culturally, they're Muslim through and through. On a person to person basis, they're like this guy.

I hope this guy never gets caught. His voice is a good one, completely non confrontational, and good at explaining why atheism can be a good path to take through the world.

And he started rebelling when he was just a child.

All it took was that first question that really pissed off everybody around us.

...that, at least for me, and I suspect many other atheists, the "good" that happens or doesn't happen as a consequence of being an atheist doesn't, or shouldn't, have much bearing on whether one is an atheist.

I'm an atheist because what's generally meant by "God" doesn't make much sense to me, and doesn't have good evidence supporting it. Whether that makes me happy or sad, popular or unpopular, healthy or sick, doesn't enter into whether or not the idea of God is believable.

I never believed (or belonged to a religion) so I can only imagine how liberating it must be to shake off those restrictions.

And how different the view must be once you're free.

This.


Reality is all there is, in the long run.

This doesn't mean we shouldn't tell ghost stories and write scifi or fantasy....or even indulge in holiday rituals that are fun and warm and fuzzy.... as long as you know they are fairytales and fiction, and reality is still there doing its thing as usual.

The more the merrier!

I think there are more than people realize, it's just that many of us can't publicly come out of the closet (I'm brave on DU but irl I can't afford to be vocal).

Here's to ending anti-atheism stigma in America!


Welcome to DU and our Evil AA Lair!

Nope, there's no lair, no bat signal, no eac.



If there were secret handshakes, decoder rings and rubber chickens, someone would contact you within the week.

And we absolutely do not eat babies.

and unborn chicken babies.

It's the ritual more than who's being served, you know?

No Lair? No cool signals? No secret handshakes?

What kind of outfit is this?

Oh wait, the kind where you are free from a forced belief in make believe. That's plenty good enough for me.

ixnay on teh atbay ignalsay.

We don't have a mascot either. If we did it would look like this:




You can find out more details here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/123028246

I love that!



Thank you!

but I do what I can...

On another note, social media has been an interesting phenomenon for atheism, because you can let your lack of belief be known on various levels. For example, on Facebook you can post "Hey Guys -- I don't think a god exists!" or you can not say anything about belief or lack of belief but still "like" secular/atheist pages or post/s, or you can state your "religious beliefs" as a promotion of secularism/humanism/nature worship, etc. Point being, if someone is interested in your religion or lack religion, it's usually not hard for them to figure it out if they do a little poking around or monitoring of you on social media.

Closeted atheists need to be careful out there, I was partially outed at work and was targeted because of it.