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By now, visitors to myeyez.net may have noticed that I no longer follow beliefs that assume the existence of a god. Call me atheist, agnostic, whatever you want, but as a human being alive and well on planet earth it is my prerogative to follow along the lines of rationality and logic.
I cannot just go along with what has been handed down through generation after generation of believers, without questioning any of it. Indeed, we as human beings (at least those of us who want to learn more about the real world and humanity) should question anything that doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
So, I question religion. I question faith in a god for whom the only basis lies in belief, and in the pages of a book written by more ignorant generations of human beings so very long ago. Logically speaking we can't assume that all of what the Bible tells us is fact. We have no real evidence. We have no evidence of miracles, certainly no modern miracles, and yet many people believe that their own interpretations of coincidence, chance and luck are proof of a divine presence. A god.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. If we look around our world, none of what we see requires the existence of a god. Sure, our world is beautiful. Grass is green, the sky is blue, and on a clear, spring day in America it's easy to imagine that this wonderful place is a gift.
When we remove the trappings of mysticism and magic, or god, we can see that the world is very natural, and is the result of very natural processes, which are being observed, studied and explained by science.
So I choose to follow that path. The path that explores and explains our world, and us. I want to learn more, and that means asking questions. So here are a few... If someone chooses to not believe in a god:
Are they a bad person?
Do they not appreciate life?
Can they not appreciate the wonder and beauty of the world?
Do they appreciate love, family and friendships?
Maybe facing the truth and accepting one's mortality as a higher primate, with very ancient roots in the evolutionary tree of life, can give one even greater appreciation for all of those things. We are, after all, only here for a limited time. I choose to spend that time learning about the world, where we humans come from, and pondering where future generations may go. Oh yes, and I also choose to spend that time loving and celebrating life and relationships with people I love.
Atheists, agnostics and other non-believers do love life. They do appreciate the world and its beauty. They are people. More importantly, they are human. Does a good human deserve to be condemned to eternity in a place called hell?
There's no longer a need for a hell. Life is too precious and too short to worry about things that have no basis in reality. We grow collectively smarter through science. Why, then, are so many people eager to stay in the dark ages?
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