The challenges facing atheists in the U.S. 

Reece Clarke Very ironic and hypocritical isn't it? I swear these stupid jesus freaks never paid any attention in American history class.

Im American and I too find this shameful

Correct me if I am wrong but didn't more liberal people move from UK to US in 1700's to escape religion?

@@Bruh-jr2ep No.....no.....not really. The Pilgrims where christian fundamentalists from UK and moved to US to flee from suppression and from the sinfull UK - to found new radical christian communities in US (see witch hunting hysterie in salem - 1692). They escape from UK because UK was not radical in their faith enough.

@@Redwickderrote Wow, that's interesting. I have to read more about those Pilgrims. Thanks👍

gregory logie Its pretty serious, being an atheist in the US is pretty bad if youre looking for a job. If that employer finds out you arent a religious person (typically christian) they probably wont hire you.

My Christian uncle was fired from a position in upper-management by his atheist boss. I'm agnostic myself, but I do want to illustrate that the problem goes both ways. This is in South Alabama too btw. Heart of the Bible Belt.

TBoMax You mean your uncle was fired by his boss. Unless it had to do with him being christian, and the boss being atheist, thats irrelevant information. If his boss fired him purely for him being christian, thats awesome grounds for a lawsuit, but i feel like it was for other reasons. The "problem" does not go both ways at all. There is no institution affecting peoples ability to get jobs because they believe in a deity, but i assure you being an openly atheist person does limit your job opportunities in a couple states.

In your own imagination.

Prometheus yeah right But sadly most US americans give a f***

The church of Satan is a wonderful thing.

LaVeyan Satanism is basically atheism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaVeyan_Satanism#The_Nine_Satanic_Statements The sins of that religion are: Stupidity, Pretentiousness, Solipsism, Self-deceit, Herd Conformity, Lack of Perspective, Forgetfulness of Past Orthodoxies, Counterproductive Pride, Lack of Aesthetics.

Kevin I always just go by Cosmicist

@@Paciat Sure, lmao.

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Matthew Baran, that story has a lot of power. One, by coming out, you gave someone else the strength to come out too. Two, that person was someone who had presumably spent all their life hiding. Three, it was your own grandma, showing that the elderly can protect their young but the young can also protect their elders

Matthew Courageous 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

You all need to separate yourselt from the anti-theists.if you are a non = theist, fine.That's just a variety of belief. Atheists or anti-theists a make thenselves a nuisance, have nothing to offer. I'd marry an non theist, but never, an atheist.

I always wonder how many people never really had faith but just played along their entire lives.

@@joseacevedo8314 I feel a lot don't

Too late, your businesses are doomed.

Prospecting And Closing Sales Training Videos I can’t imagine that in Northern/western Europe where I live, no one really cares what religion or lack of belief anyone holds. Must be very hard for American atheists.

Pax Humana just keep worshipping your sadistic mass murderer.

I grew up in the DFW area of Texas, so yeah still in the bible belt. I've seen things change. As a kid in the 70s I was annoyed that most stores were closed on Sundays. Now most are open on Sunday. Used to be if we just mention 'I don't believe in God' then chances are high we could be physically attacked. Things changed ... but not enough. I was in my 20s when rest of family outside my mom, sister & grandmom found out I'm an atheist. Out of a large group of cousins, only two were not invited to a cousin's graduation. Myself and one cousin who's gay. Our grandmom had us come anyway... and only ones to talk to us were my sister and grandmom. Of course both were Christians themselves and would still try to 'convince' me to believe. They failedI worked in Wal-Mart in the 90s and 2000s, and down in Texas I still would not mention I am an atheist because I knew that they could find an excuse to fire me.I still don't mention too much of religion on facebook. But then I'm not active much on there at all.

Robbo it's true.

*Truth and knowledge* are the greatest threats to religion.

jimmy jam which is why questioning it is "blasphemous" and forbidden. If you even say, well maybe since we know human lifespans don't reach hundreds of years maybe the Bible isn't the most reliable source of information, it's heresy and you are wrong for even thinking it.

Historical Biblical Research I swear all it takes is one Google search

A creator is just as rational as a random explosion creating a universe to me. We dont know for sure how our universe was created. It's all speculation. Cant we just get along regardless? Rationally, where does conciousness come from? Good vs. Evil? Why aren't we all empty beings who's only purpose is to survive and reproduce, like most animals? These are all question religion provides an answer for, but science is still unsure about. People have reasons for their faith, dont assume they're all blind idiots

Joebonic the ‘big bang’ was not an explosion

The lunatics are running the asylum

And use of terms like 'fairy tale' is considered assholery. I'm agnostic by the way. We're never going to achieive acceptance, much less representation in government, with secularists talking like that about believers.

Gasssolo theres logical reasons for believing in God. Don't think you're better than people simply because you don't believing in one certain metaphysics.

Liam Dyer What are the logical reasons?

Exsel well if you look into the philosophy of religion there is pretty interesting arguements for the existance of God. Theres the kalam cosmological arguement that is informed by modern day cosmology. Theres the modal ontological arguement that follows from Modal logic. Theres the teleological arguement that follows from modern day science showing us certain constants in the universe. Theres the moral arguement that follows from metaphysics and thousands of years of ethical debate. Theres the arguement from evil that argues due to the state we have in the world God is needed. Theres historical evidence for the existance of biblical figures including Jesus (that does not necessarily entail divinity however). Theres pleanty of rational and logical arguements presented by religion.

I'm American and I agree.

Not all parts of the US

Well, after several years of discussing/debating with them I see they are not aliens. But i also see that they have no foundation in place. I dont care if you are theist or non theist, to work together, everyone needs their own foundation. If you dont, you will look to government to do everything, i.e. depend on the group too much. Socialism seems like...a good thing.

@@stephj9378 Irrelevant answer with a thinly-veiled agenda.

@@theoneonyoutube4925 whatever...

The weird thing is, as soon as I realize I’m an Atheist I truly start to realize how religious everyone around me is

start believing again

@@chrisjackson-zu1rn Do you have a good reason for him to start believing again?

Im 13, and did it since i was 10 I have NO IDEA about how to tell people, here in my country, BRAZIL, the official religion is CATHOLIC CHRISTIANISM, and, people would judge so much if i say anything. So i stay in secret, just living my life, trying to not explode when obrigated to go to a church........

@@chrisjackson-zu1rn but WHY

#true

Honesty the bible argue its self.Thou shall not kill,o if u have disobeying children stone them to death.

Atheists can't really be classified as our enemies too.

Or they do read it and go completely insane from the poorly written, contradictory, book of blood and guts. It’s often said that the fastest way to turn Christians into atheists is to have them read the Bible cover to cover.

i mean that book is written during times where people didnt know much about the world or how the world works.If there was flood they blame the devil if something good happen they praise god.

They don't report on the exact same thing happening to Christians 50x more often.

markevens Yes! This was a very good piece.

Layback Studios and your evidence

@@ArmyRangerSJ because it doesn't.

@@ArmyRangerSJ Look at the US population! Who is doing anything to Christians? 90% believe in a higher power or God! I bet you’re crying because someone said, ‘happy holidays’ to you, lol.

P.L.A.Y. = Proud Loud Atheist Yeah!

I am atheist because I am honest!

Atheism is dishonesty at its core, Matt Holton.

Pride goes before the fall of a person and spirit of arrogance goes before their destruction.

Pax Humana, Atheism is just not believing in a god or gods. Are you suggesting we are lying when we say we do not believe in any gods.

Tonia Housnick...we stay in closets on Sundays only.

Tonia Housnick But it’s warm in here.

And get ostracized by everyone? No I'll stay put.

It is tough, but the day is coming and all are going to change, because the truth ALWAYS have a way to come up .there is no god. Understand how you feel also.

Tonia Housnick It's not that easy we can't just tell those in the LGBT community regardless of their situation to come out to their family. Same with us Atheists ei if I came out to my family I would not have much of a family afterwards. They will not be near an atheist or they'll either try to convert me. I told my biological father this and I've been kicked out of my father's house for such a reason and told not to come back. I will not have such a thing happen again.

Did you ever think what a waste this life of sin brings us? You spend a whole lifetime mastering a career or a trade and then death comes to all. Does not matter that we became a famous brain surgeon or a master carpenter. We all end up with nothing in the end. Logically this is tragic. Spiritually it makes sense for the wages of sin is death as God has portrayed.

Well said.

@@JCisSAVIOR If you feel that way, I suggest reading Ecclesiastes. The Jews also came to that conclusion, even with faith in God.

@@Jake-rs9nq I’m just the messenger. This is a test to see who will keep Gods commands and who will disregard them while He is hidden. When the teacher leaves the classroom, you quickly learn who the troublemakers are.

@@JCisSAVIOR And if there never was a teacher? Are you so arrogant as to presume you aren't the troublemaker?

Do you plan to go to college? I remember that once I was in college, I stopped going to church and I started looking at foreign exchange opportunities. :)

@@LucareonVee yes I am planning to go to college so I can be free from my family.

Unfortunately, that’s what it’s like in Black and Latino families. There’s no arguing with them. You must abide by their rules until you’re 18 and out of the house. Even then, they’ll just guilt trip you to manipulate you into doing something that you wouldn’t like.

Brainwashed religious people cannot be reasoned with

4 years later, I hope you’re situation has improved!

***** I'm so jealous of that.

I want to leave the United States. It would be awesome to live in a country with more like minded people.

Please come to a nice country in Europe, then.

David Sommen Yes, come to Europe, the U.K., Skandinavia etc where no one gives a hoot about fairy tales, it's no big deal to understand there's no tyrant in the sky watching your every move and controlling your thoughts.

Rick C-137 Come to France,home of free thinking

Wow. Lmao. Only you are this uneducated. Watch some news about islamic countires.

A B you have no clue, the community is very small and the mix between church and state is a constant frustration and detriment to our lives. I haven’t come out yet. I don’t know if I ever will to my family. Some friends understand though

A B You probably mean that the US is just about the only country in the western world (North America, Europe and Australasia) where being an atheist is a news story. In most other western countries it is a complete non-issue, and in many of them a majority of people have little or no interest in religion. I hope that in this respect the US can become more mature, one day.

Not only in the US. Many parts of the Philippines are same or worse. It's completely insane.

What are you talking about? Anything lifting up anything against God, the news is all over it portraying them as victims. Even in this report they show history of this. Listen to the commentator's voice cues, this a propaganda piece.

Alex Stock I know some but yeah, religion doesn't matter as much here.

Alex Stock The good news is that these things are even discussed openly like this and the tide is definitely turning against these toxic belief systems in America. Both Church attendance and crime are near all time lows. It's a slow process but it's moving in the right direction.

I'm moving in with you please....

America is a huge place. Some regions, like the Bible Belt mentioned in the video, are very Christian, whereas others are more diverse in different types of religion and atheism. I come from a place where devout Christians are quite uncommon.There are many regions that experience these effects differently.

The US does have the largest population of Christians in the world, but remember the US is third in population (after China and India). When it comes to the percentage of the nation that is Christian it's over 70% Christian. Germany is over 58% Christian.

The Mad Atheist Unfortunately that is true

Paul Andrews congratulations on coming out, in both senses. I'm glad your parents accepted the more important of the two aspects of yourself, and sorry that they don't respect your choices as much as they respect the way you were born. My parents are the same way. I told them I was an atheist 2 years ago, and they still believe: A. That I'm angry with God B. That someday in the future I'll see "the light" Frustrating to no end.

Tom Riddle Yes, it's very frustrating. My parents, at least to me, never thought I was angry at god, in coming out as atheist, I said you told me that there was a Santa Clause, then an Easter Bunny, a tooth fairy and now you tell me about this thing called a god? Eventually when I was 14 they stopped dragging me to church. Good luck in the future and god be with you....oops! 😂😂😂

They don't accept it because it is an irrational belief.

Astro Mars Can't tell if serious or a joke

They have been brainwashed to believe the lies, and can not accept the reality, there is no god.

Anyone who's read ANY religious text, especially the Bible or Qur'an, is an atheist. That's why Christian churches don't want their members reading the Bible without a guided study. The Bible is the #1 cause of atheism. I 100% guarantee if everyone sat down and read the Bible, cover-to-cover, and absorbed what it says, they'd be atheists before they finished it. The most devout Christians have no idea what that book even says. Muslims are different, they actually are instructed and expected to read their text, but the difference is they are taught to reject that screaming voice of reason in the back of their mind. Christians, generally, are kept ignorant so they don't ask questions.

I disagree. Take the issue of abortion, for instance. Numbers 5: 11-31 EXPLICITLY describes a procedure for aborting a pregnancy...and yet Christians oppose abortion. This necessarily means one of two things. 1. (most likely) They don't even know that passage is in the Bible, or 2. They know it's in there and willfully ignore it. Either way, they're ignorant.

The Test for an Unfaithful Wife 11 Then the Lord said to Moses, 12 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him 13 so that another man has sexual relations with her, and this is hidden from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act), 14 and if feelings of jealousy come over her husband and he suspects his wife and she is impure-or if he is jealous and suspects her even though she is not impure- 15 then he is to take his wife to the priest. He must also take an offering of a tenth of an ephah[a] of barley flour on her behalf. He must not pour olive oil on it or put incense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, a reminder-offering to draw attention to wrongdoing. 16 “‘The priest shall bring her and have her stand before the Lord. 17 Then he shall take some holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water. 18 After the priest has had the woman stand before the Lord, he shall loosen her hair and place in her hands the reminder-offering, the grain offering for jealousy, while he himself holds the bitter water that brings a curse. 19 Then the priest shall put the woman under oath and say to her, “If no other man has had sexual relations with you and you have not gone astray and become impure while married to your husband, may this bitter water that brings a curse not harm you. 20 But if you have gone astray while married to your husband and you have made yourself impure by having sexual relations with a man other than your husband”- 21 here the priest is to put the woman under this curse-“may the Lord cause you to become a curse[b] among your people when he makes your womb miscarry and your abdomen swell. 22 May this water that brings a curse enter your body so that your abdomen swells or your womb miscarries.” “‘Then the woman is to say, “Amen. So be it.” 23 “‘The priest is to write these curses on a scroll and then wash them off into the bitter water. 24 He shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and this water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering will enter her. 25 The priest is to take from her hands the grain offering for jealousy, wave it before the Lord and bring it to the altar. 26 The priest is then to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial[c] offering and burn it on the altar; after that, he is to have the woman drink the water. 27 If she has made herself impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: When she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry, and she will become a curse. 28 If, however, the woman has not made herself impure, but is clean, she will be cleared of guilt and will be able to have children. 29 “‘This, then, is the law of jealousy when a woman goes astray and makes herself impure while married to her husband, 30 or when feelings of jealousy come over a man because he suspects his wife. The priest is to have her stand before the Lord and is to apply this entire law to her. 31 The husband will be innocent of any wrongdoing, but the woman will bear the consequences of her sin.’” Man, the old testament was barbaric.

A_Disciple, while you are correct that the verses in question have nothing to do with abortion, but instead are about testing the faithfulness of a man's wife. Going around using terms like, "true atheists" doesn't help your cause. Either you believe in a deity or you do not. There is no true atheism and separating yourself from renowned atheist thinkers does not make you any more a free thinker than agreeing with them does. Atheism is not about dogma, it's about whether or not you believe in fictional mythological beings, nothing more, nothing less.

Speak for yourself. I read the Baha'i sacred writings and Qu'ran daily, the Bible frequently, and am neither compelled to turn atheist, nor suffering at odds with my God-given reasonable intelligence. It's always unwise to project one's own perceptions, because you won't get too far without hitting walls.

coocoodog123 That's horrible that you need to live in that fear. I came out as atheist to my parents at 12, they didn't like it, but they accepted it, reluctantly. They had a far easier time accepting me being gay.

If i were to come out as gay, my grandma would bring in the airstrike.

Why did they thank god for their school flooding ?

Because it brought their community together in a way that their petty football (american) games couldn't.

You need to write a book!

"Doubt is as important as faith,for doubt leads to inquiry and inquiry leads to truth." Pierre Abelard,11th century monk,astronomer and Logician.

It is ironic that US is founded by Europeans too but still their people are so backward compared to Europeans.

Which is why there is shame in being Atheist

Peter Kazavis ummmm no?

Depends on whether you are an plain old atheist or an anti-theist. Natural/Universal law is what is important. When you have a code that reflects those, then we can actually BUILD our communities. Otherwise, we cant. Matters not what deity you accept or dont accept. You become a millstone rather than a functioning citizen. Does this make sense?

@@stephj9378 none of that is relevant to what he said.

@@stevenicol1 It means that as long as we align to SOME degree and can build community, it shouldnt matter. Except that some atheists try very hard to destroy community. The anti theists. Is that better? I

@@stephj9378 what do you mean by trying to destroy a community and how do anti theists do this? It's all very vague.

If these Christians actually read their book, they'd know that it's a mortal sin to try to convert people. It literally says that in Deuteronomy.

Well, you might be using "Christians" in too broad a term, perhaps painting all of them with the evangelical fundamentalist brush -- although I agree, as a non-Christian myself, the doctrine of no salvation outside of that religion is powerfully ingrained, and has been since the Council of Nicea. Now, having been involved many years ago in my youth with some Evangelical organizations, I would say at least that stripe of Protestant Christianity places far too much emphasis on St. Paul's doctrine of salvation by grace alone. (And how Paul's writings ever got to be viewed as the literal, inerrant Word of God is a whole other matter, but I digress.) St. Peter and St. Paul apparently contended over this. I think St. Peter, handpicked by Jesus as first among the disciples, was probably more correct. Hence, you might see more of an emphasis on salvation through works in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox faucets of Christianity -- which are likely more influenced by Peter -- whereas Evangelical fundamentalism is arguably more influenced by Paul than even Jesus Himself. Consider, for instance, how often they tend to quote Paul, as opposed to quoting Jesus. I prefer to go straight to the source, Jesus, as His teachings are portrayed in the Sermon on the Mount. If you read that -- perhaps the most important and comprehensive summary of His faith and call to humanity -- clearly, Jesus states in no uncertain terms what you profess to believe basically amounts to squat. What you DO from a position of pure and sincere motive is the key to the Kingdom, so to speak. Therefore, the doctrine of salvation by grace alone strikes me as pure bunk. That's my 2.5 cents.

You did not read the comment. It said that non-christians lived perfectly moral lives. Therefore they were not sinners. Another case of christians not getting their act together.

So why do you Christians take the moral high ground, when you are all sinners?

Why can't you live a perfectly moral life without the promise of heaven?

I can imagine the FOX piece: Why do Atheists want to rape Santa, NEXT on Hannity!

Exactly

There's quite a few documentaries, with the same feel and themes, on Cnn, msnbc and even the freakin history channel. Care to take a wild guess of what network wouldn't touch this "atheist are humans too" theme with a ten foot pole?

@@jomsthejomtheff1644 It is a pun.

Greetings from an atheist in the Bible Belt.

+Self Fulfilling Prophet fair enough

+Gadget Guy 64 please invade us.

It's all England's fault America is obsessively religious, you lot had two bites of the apple to win and save us from this madness- in fact, please try again, the 3rd time may be the charm. ☺

BeachsideHank Lol. The irony is that the original American settlers escaped Britain in order to be free to follow their faith as they wanted - now it is a place where people cast judgement on others for their faith all the time.

Morality is hardly limited to a theist. Prior to believing as I now do I actually thought/felt a type of prideful superiority for being moral without needing religion or God to do it.

Indeed, you don't need a god to be good.

Well... we know for a fact you don't need to believe in God to do good. If there is a God however, then, the common morality that mankind shares could come from our creator. I do realize how big of an 'IF' that may be to you however ; )

Stan Stevens STALIN

Almost always dose.

Putting a double tap into your skull and telling you to go save yourself when you are powerless to do so might change your view on that, Jakob Smith.

Pax Humana First of all that made no sense 2nd of all you believe in fair tales just because its in a book and your parents told you its right.LEARN TO THINK FOR YOURSELF

Jakob Smith thank you! Drives me crazy when people say I will pray for you. Um thanks?

Cassie I always respond by saying "I'll think for you".

If prayers existed we’d have the cure for cancer by now *Edit is grammar mistake*

Nope

Yep

Using logic instead of faith is something to be proud of

Karl Buttler that's the problem with religious idiots they have very low moral, I mean no wonder they are worshipping a sadistic mass murderer.

Karl Buttler she obviously didn’t follow the words of Jesus. What “god” put together let not man put asunder. But of course professing Christians violate the scriptures way more than atheists, believe it or not.

Nothing was said in this report about her divorcing him due to atheism. Unwarranted assumption.

She wasn't much of a wife then huh

0:56 seems like it though.

American Christians view it as their RIGHT to engage you about their faith. If I had it my way, I wouldn't ask anyone. But since they make it a point to flaunt their faith to everyone, I make it a point to tear them down.

Hello Again ! I'm sorry...

Equinox2149 Thank you for the supportive comment

Hello Again ! We can recognize that your situation is worse while also working to make ours better.

I hope you dont get executed. Atheist from Greece here. Peace and Love fellow humans

Islam doesn't execute non-believers. There's absolutely nothing in the Qur'an that forbids non-belief. Apostasy, on the other hand...they'll lop off your head for that. You can be openly atheist all you want in an Islamic fundamentalist country like Saudi Arabia, but if you tell someone that it's amazingly great, you're dead.

sunnylilme If life is meaningless, why should it matter what you believe? Who are you trying to impress by openly going against what makes your family cohesive? Stick with preserving your gene pool.

Just because there is no God life isn't meaningless. Meaning is a human coined term, animals don't contemplate years for "meaning". Everyone can find his own meaning. Even admitting that not all values of religious people might be necessarily bad. Loving your neighbor, integrity, truthfulness etc lead to a bette rcommunity and better people, no need for religion.

Acelya Summer That's a stupid suggestion. They are not openly going against anything. They are standing up for who they are. The family members that can't accept someone for being who they are are the problem. Your kind of thinking is backwards and oppressive.

I feel bad for you I know the pain of Indiana having so many Christians that if you don’t say it at a young age young age your practically in the closet forever

There is meaning though meaning doesn’t mean being more than a single spec in the universe

And can be seen

Ah... George Carlin

PRAISE THE SUN

Why do you think orthodoxy puts the sun behind Christ's head?

wayne montgomery No think critically and worship nothing. Time for humanity to grow

Yeah “southern hospitality” to the people that are the exact same as us, nobody different

lol

Id say that'd more describe faith than religion.

by definition, it's not

^^

my comment was on the "doubt is a part of faith" thingy

Paul Tillich was a theologian who had similar thoughts. His book Dynamics of Faith says it much better than I ever could. And I agree

32% of Americans think the Sun orbits the Earth. We're a lost cause.

With all the smug science denying clowns in the Trump administration (such as the head of the EPA and the unqualified clown now heading NASA) we need more reasonable people in the US. Come to the US and save our country from the stupid people.

The moon orbits earth and the earth orbits the sun.

No need to "question their morality", Abrahamic religions are toxic and these American churches and school districts would be FAR worse if they could get away with it. Hat's off to this man, none of us can afford to be silent against these evil religions.

well said!

yes ,you are correct. takes courage all over the world we live.

Tolerance and acceptance are two different things. Tolerance of ideology is legally mandatory in the US so long it doesn't interfere with someone's rights. What you think is wrong is that people have the ability to self-determine their own morality. Very Stalinist!

RATIONALMIND001: Keep thinking!

The churches are usually worse than god. And I'm not saying this to get you back somewhere. I'm an atheist myself. I'm just continuously stunned by the discrepancy between what they preach and what they practice.

Morten Kristiansen I agree fully, my deceision to become an Atheist didn't happen over night. But like you state, when the church profess's one thing and then does another and justifies it the way they do. Anyone but an idiot can see there's issues. Thus I stopped go to my church long before commiting to Atheism.

Getting expelled for curiosity how stupid can the church be

yup

stupid people aren't sad. Just look at all the religious people. They are so happy - not

@Izuku Midoriya Deku Atheism is a religion like baldness is a hair color. Atheism doesn't have dogma, it is just a lack of belief in the supernatural. NOT believing in Bigfoot is similarly not a religion. Anyway, to answer your question I don't believe in God for the same reason I don't believe in vampires or werewolves or the thousands of gods I could believe in: because there's no physical evidence. I also find secular morality to be superior to dogmatic morality. There is morality and wisdom in the Bible and various other holy books, but you have to understand what morality is first before you can separate the bad and the good parts of those books. Plus I've seen too many bad things perpetrated by religion to blindly support it.

You should really re-read Hamlet because that quote in context is not as beautiful as everyone thinks it is. It's the bad guy giving hypocritical advice to his son.

Tony Lotus people are killed for being gay ... kids are murdered by parents when they come out... i don’t think so

Think of what it's like to be gay AND atheist.

Then why would you post this online for all to see? Chances are one of your bible thumping, atheist hating coworkers may stumble upon your comment and get you fired.

atheism is not a religion

I think ALL religions should be studied in school. Existing and ancient. A mythology course/class.

Parents should teach their kids of religion and atheism science and faith and them let them make a decision without any judgement

@@Afternoondreamers i think you should teach all religions and atheism or do not teach any i am in 8th grade and in my country we have 5 classes we have 5 classes every school must teach: math, seince, home language, english and the bible

More and more people are realizing we don't need God anymore. Hundreds of years ago during medival times it was though for people and it makes sense why they created religion. It was comforting for people back then but now in 2018 with modern technology and medicine we don't need God anymore. God doesn't cure disease, scientist do. God doesn't perform life saving surgery, surgeons do. God is basically useless.

@@thenoicemango1827 You're useless.

@@scottkrafft6830 Go cry about it and grow up

As an Atheist in Texas, I can agree with that.

+FattMatt 890 Same

Atheism is the root of bigotry, Olivier Bussard.

I could see that when I was IN a church --- *_before I was 12 years old._*

Religion is manmade has nothing to do with God

@@laurastrobel718 Can’t “go to heaven” without accepting Jesus into your life as your divine savior, which by extension necessitates adopting a belief in the divine, which literally qualifies as religion. Sorry, mate.

@@theoneonyoutube4925 That's what you think, if it works for you, good

@@laurastrobel718 Lol, do you even hear yourself? Religion by definition is belief in a supernatural creator(s)..deities of sorts.

That's good, if you identify as an atheist then you in effect claim to have no rights at all

Tsolaye Wagbatsoma agnostic means weak atheist. yes

I’m a black atheist and I’ve met no others. That’s one of the main reasons I haven’t come out to my family

Master Sphinx is Royal Someone who is agnostic cannot be a theist. Agnosticism is someone who doesn't believe the nature of God's existence can be known, or someone whom is sceptical of God's existence. The term agnostic, is short for agnostic atheist. Generally the term is misused to mean someone who is on the fence and by Pascal's wager could still adhere to a religion.

Steven Bowman im in houston, black atheist.

An agnostic is an atheist who isn't sure if a God exists or doesn't exist. An Agnostic just knows that there is no proof that God exist and as long as there is no evidence God exist he or she will continue to believe one doesn't exist.

piccolo917 yeah I mean. With the internet it's harder to do it than it was but basically 70% of the population was religious from birth. They were gonna be raised in a religious home by religious parents, they would only be exposed to religious people and religious identities, they never meet athiests they stay in their bouble they have like their own versions of RU-vid and Facebook. Litterally going through great lengths to make sure these children grow up only knowing good from christains . Now a days 25% of us are irreligious or not identifiying which is a good number, it was 3% 25 years ago and the internet has helped greatly. Christains are flailing at this point it's kinda funny.

that's a good explanation, thanks! Still it's weird that people completely ostracize people they have known their entire lives, simply because they renounce their believe in a god. They are still the same people and won't start killing their entire family or something. I'm also very happy to see a world with a dwindling influence of religion, should turn out to be a much more peaceful and progressive world (I hope)

piccolo917 well again it has alot to do with indoctrinated beliefs. Studies on believers who started out athiest then became believers of their own accord, those people end up believing harder and joining cults of personality. So it's certainly not a done deal.

Or not to chose a religion. Let faith be a personal choice. But do not use it to repress other viewpoints and ignore facts and certainly do not make any religious idea into law.

Judge not lest you be judged! I think it is awesome that you and perhaps especially your betrothed is going to raise your children within the light and understanding of our Lord God. Your boyfriend should be respected for that. Your children will, as we all do, make up their own mind in the end. Proverbs 22:6

Keep Strong and hope he can turn again to God one day like you, God bless you☺.

Im so sorry to hear that. It's so cruel how evolution has made our parents so important.

-Gemberkoekje- '🤔love' that You 'live' in the Netherlands😷

And the middle east, I'd rather be in the U.S. tbh at least I won't be killed...

Yawn.

What state or country do you live in because in Indiana outside of my family i know three other atheists

_Cringeover9000productions _ I live in Colorado.

Tahoe Wolf I actually practice the beliefs from nichiren Buddhism with the organization, SGI. I too believe Buddhism to be a philosophy as well.

Indeed, morals have existed long before any human ever has