DEFINITION:
Atheism, in a broad sense, is the rejection of belief in the existence of deities.[1]
In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities.[2]
A deity[1] is a recognized preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by believers, often religiously referred to as a god.
I believe there is no God. I do not straight up denounce religion's ideals, just the idea there is a God. I do not believe there is an omniscient, all-knowing, all-loving, judgmental, being in the center of the cosmos sitting upon a throne dictating how mine and your life are lived.
Not to say there isn't good in religious 'ideals' and what not, just that there is no God. I have not ever, and in the foreseeable future will never believe in the presence of an all superior God.
Not to say I don't think there are 'beings' above 'human beings', just that there's not ONE command center blasting orders throughout the Cosmos. That is counter-intuitive to me to think that all our balance, progression, and love found over millions of years in nature was controlled by someone who knew exactly where that was going. And why aren't we there already, if he exists and is so perfect, and can create a perfect world and people?
That you live in a world where you're not constantly surrounded by bliss, happiness, and most of all a boring life. You have the ability to have anything but a boring life, and that should be appreciated. If everything was a given, was certain... would you do anything? If you knew in your afterlife, in the presence of God, you would be able to feel full all the time why would you want to enjoy good foods now? If you will be reunited with your perfect family in Heaven, why give everything you have now to ensure they have a good life? Why wouldn't you just massacre them all, with the intent of reuniting them in a 'world' where there is no harm, no bad. Just forever bliss. Ignorance. And probably a lack of chairs. Isn't that what the ultimate goal of religion is? To have to do nothing but feel absolutely perfect? That is unnerving to me, and sounds the least bit perfect.
I grow. I develop. I learn. I teach. Everyday I knew more than I did yesterday, and tomorrow I'll know more than someone 1,000 years ago could have possibly imagined. And that is special to me. That we have this ever expanding consciousness, the constant ability to learn and grow. That energy is all around us.
And if we don't tap into that energy, but rather just 'tough it out' until the big guy gives us an escelator to the pearly gates... what are we doing still alive? What do we have to gain from this life, that we could take to an afterlife?
I'm not some completely morbid and dark person. Although I don't entirely discredit it, I also don't believe we end up in a dark abyss at the end of life and that's it. That we just rot in a box in the ground forever... although conceivable, I don't believe it.
I don't believe in an ever blissful afterlife either. I personally hope there isn't one, it sounds so... boring. I don't know what happens, but that our energy continues. I believe in energy, souls, philosophy, nature, life, growing, learning, and teaching.
I believe that we are set to learn something in this life we are given, and you CAN find a passion. There's a reason that everybody ticks for something, or else you would be against all life, all nature. If you could honestly find 1 person who couldn't find anything in their life they feel passion for, you would literally destroy all my beliefs. And I would love to be given the learning opportunity for that to happen.
Unfortunately, I believe that is impossible and have a *pretty* good idea of what life really equates to... and that is learning. All life is, is learning. You are born, you learn to breathe. You learn to walk. Learn to talk, to interact. You learn to work, to do a better job, to raise kids. You learn to love, learn to accept life. And eventually you learn that death is just another leg in the perpetual journey of existence.
How we can manipulate that existence is what I am absolutely driven by, and it's what fuels me today in addition to my passion and love for technology and a hope for a brighter tomorrow.
I believe that we need to do everything we can for our fellow man to ensure they are given the same opportunities as we are, to grow globally and expand consciousness. Everybody has the same opportunities to learn, grow, love. We just have different manipulating factors overhead of us that we need to weed out before we can fully appreciate that.
I could go a lot more in-depth (not to say I haven't already) but I'll leave you with a final thought that I believe to be essential:
"You're only worth as much as what you can provide for your fellow man"Make of that what you will.
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