the atheist kith

**bikerscars** · 10-28-2007, 03:26 PM

anyone else fall into this category or am i all alone

**Darlene** · 10-28-2007, 05:00 PM

I am. Believe in being the best I can be to myself & others and enjoying the beauty around me. I also believe in choice & responsibility.
Don't believe in God or Gods.

Living well, laughing often & loving much about sums me up.

I try to show respect to those with opinions differing from mine but extremism in religion or lack of can get under my skin.

**acidcookie** · 10-28-2007, 06:30 PM

Atheist here too, though I've stopped defining myself that way. But no, I don't believe in gods, and think that morality is separate from religion. Darlene sums it up well. Personal responsibility is a big part of it for me too.

**bikerscars** · 10-28-2007, 06:58 PM

it's good to find like-minded adults on here..

i'm not extremist on any agenda; however i like to base my opinions on evidence...

that being said i realize some people need certain viewpoints to be able to get through their day- and so long as it works for them i guess there's no harm...

**SewCrafty** · 10-29-2007, 12:12 AM

Originally Posted by Darlene

I am. Believe in being the best I can be to myself & others and enjoying the beauty around me. I also believe in choice & responsibility.
Don't believe in God or Gods.

Living well, laughing often & loving much about sums me up.

I try to show respect to those with opinions differing from mine but extremism in religion or lack of can get under my skin.

ABSOLUTEIY!

Well said Darlene, I completely agree!

**frooz** · 10-29-2007, 12:59 AM

I fall into this category too

**lullaby80** · 10-30-2007, 10:20 AM

Atheist here, leaning onto Buddhism.

**paintedsky** · 10-30-2007, 10:18 PM

Same here. I'm not extreme in any way and I don't like extremists of whatever belief either. I don't advertise the fact I'm atheist either. I believe with proof basically and believe doing what is best morally is all that matters in the end. You can have the most religious fanatics doing the most horrific sins and crimes.

**i.m.cheap** · 10-30-2007, 11:49 PM

Another atheist here. I love life, and all it has to offer, I just don't believe in God(s).

**fizzie** · 11-02-2007, 05:14 PM

Well not really atheist but I wanted to post somewhere that I LOVE the Phillip Pullman books (e.g., the Golden Compass) that the Christian ladies don't like for some reason. They are so imaginative and beautiful. Better than Harry Potter!

**Peaches** · 11-03-2007, 06:07 AM

DH is an atheist. I believe in a higher power, but I don't believe in organized religion. I think it serves no purpose other than to divide people and make them intolerant of one another. The big brouhaha over the Philip Pullman books is an example of that.

We're trying to raise our kids to be true to themselves, to be moral, socially responsible, and respectful of others.

**Squirt** · 11-04-2007, 08:01 AM

Count me in. I'm relieved to find this group here.

**t'rose** · 12-03-2007, 12:21 PM

Same.

Do we need something like a Darwin fish to show solidarity? haha.

**Squirt** · 12-03-2007, 12:49 PM

lol!

One of the nice things about being an atheist is not having to be identified by belonging to a group which might or might not share your ideals, so I'll pass on the fish.

Welcome, just the same!

**Greebo** · 06-11-2008, 12:51 PM

Ah, HERE's the thread!

Atheist. Previously agnostic, but the fence posts were too sharp and I had to pick a side.

I worship at the altar of reason, and every definition of God I've ever heard defies the laws of physics. Morality is not the subject of religion - morality is the subject of how rational beings must live with each other, and all morality and ethics can be derived from the fundamentals of philosophy and reason.