What are the benefits of being atheist? [Spirituality & Religion]

-No excessive guilt over silly things (i.e. having a functioning sex drive)
-Time saved from not having to go to church
-More difficult for politicians to manipulate you
-Potential for a more holistic understanding of morality and your own values

Really, these all apply to deists and agnostics as well.

Pro: Full freedom of morality and meaning of life until death 🤷🏾‍♂️

Con: A pointless experience and if one meets God and God exists against all that they pretended and told themselves, may God have mercy on them because this is way worse than ever being wrong about God existing and living a good life

The main one is the feeling of intellectual [i]superiority[/i] over those of us ignorant and impressionable beings who are not atheists.

I’m better than religious people because I’m good because I’m a good person, not because I’m scared of retribution from some sort of deity

1. Able to take right decisions that some religious groups would have looked down upon like supporting LGBTQ
2. Have a broader view on life without burden from the religion
3. Able to see all genders as equal.
4. Reduce unnecessary judgements upon people who have different lifestyle.
5. Won't be exploited by religious leaders or groups
6. Able to see unfair practices with religious organizatios and question them that the followers won't do because 'their God said so'.
7. Able to extend a helping hand people of all communities without judging them and wasting time on praying
8. More time for yourself and other people

'My God'
by Valentine

My god
Lives inside
Within me
And yes,
So does my devil
Unfortunately

But my god will prevail
Because he is good
And without vice or sin
And, it is these both
Which ultimately
Will help the other
His nemesis
Dig his own premature pit
And he will be buried
Forgotten
Well, almost

And it may be
That my god
Is the same
As your God
Because he embraces
Goodness
In whatever form

He is not vain
And I believe your God
Is much the same
So they may be friends
Already

That either God
Can seem to allow
Great hurt
Or great pain
Is sometimes perplexing
But, I think I now understand

We are blessed with life
For however long
For however short
Under whatever strain
In whatever form
Transient sometimes
And he is our friend
He is there to support

And if I am right
This same God
Lives within you too

So, as my friend
Our Gods may then join
And we are both stronger
And we share the pain
And the joy
Together

And this joining
This union
Is the beginning
Of something
Much bigger
We may call it
Religion
And this is good
And strong
And collective
And embracing

At least most times

For when it does not
Embrace
Or would inflict power upon
Or would suppress
Other brother
Or sister
Or cousin faiths
Or even those
Who would choose
What you might call
Rejection
This causes harm
And is not
What my god
In his peace
Intended

He gave me
This form
This frame
To live
To create
To perpetuate
And yet
He also gave me
An inner frame
An inner voice
An inner mind
Which lives within

Is it Him
Or Her
It does not matter

It is a voice
A conscious thinking
A spark of life
And it is always there
And it always speaks to me
A comfort
A support

That he gave me
And you
This life
This opportunity
I am grateful
And always will be

Eternally

by Trevor Valentine

The CIA pays me 200 $ a month to stay Atheist.

If you say "God damn you", no one gets hurt.

Well you can believe that nothing made something and therefore believe in some sort of magician in the sky. Maybe it’s the flying spaghetti monster that so many atheists are in love with

That’s a fascinating question. Given that I don’t exist, those who don’t believe are the ones in their right minds

Of course you have come from nowhere, you are going nowhere, and there is no point of life when you’re here as you are just the result of a cosmic accident. In fact, you don’t know whether your own logic is right as everything is accidental make-up of neurons!

Not one thing.

I don’t have to beg for my life on a daily basis from a magic sky wizard

Just think, as an atheist you can spend all that time getting mad with a God you don’t believe in! 🤣

I don't judge people by what affiliation they are, religious, spiritual or otherwise.
There are religious people as much as atheist that I avoid.
It is their character I look into.

Relief, I wouldnt have to worry if I did my prayers wrong and so God won't hear me and I'll go to hell for it

No one to talk to during orgasm.

Beef and pork.

God leaves you alone.
because you don't believe, god doesn't exist.

Nobody's watching when you masturbate!!
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Independent thought.

Going to hell!

You dont have to saY OMG