The End

Every person must deal with death at some point in their lives. Including the thought of their own death. Some people are able to face it much easier than others. I myself have had a rather difficult time understanding and accepting that I will die. But with the birth of my daughter, and a new found lust for knowledge and truth, I'm starting to be able to face my inevitable end with much less anxiety and fear. What I've found most comforting are the words of scientists and philosophers who have a great respect for the natural world. They have shown me just how precious my brief time on earth is, and they have done this without any metaphysical or divine reasoning. I am proud of this fact. I have no use for any conceptual security blanket offered by religion or spirituality. Though I am able to live with the idea of death much better now, I know that it will take a lifetime to completely come to terms with the end, and I am confident that the beauty and wonder of our world will always be my guide.

(Because of the relevance to my life and geographic area, I am directing this next part to Christian adherents)
I now would like to ask those of you who believe in an afterlife to think about something. Have you ever truly thought about the claims your faith presents regarding the afterlife? More specifically (for the purpose of this section) the idea of an eternal existence? The Bible tells us that whether you end up in heaven or hell it is for eternity...ETERNITY. Human beings are not capable of comprehending "eternity." We have evolved in and are accustomed to a medium sized world. The mindbogglingly immense size of the universe, and the truly bizarre realm of the quantum scale are nothing we can even begin to know without the aid of powerful and advanced technology. And as for time, our primate brains do not have the capacity to understand what it means to experience 1,000 years, let alone a million years or a trillion years. So, if we're annoyed at the vast expanse of time demanded of us when waiting in a fast food drive-thru or the unholy suffering we endured while waiting for a web page to load before the advent of high-speed internet, imagine your holy chagrin when you're forced to worship, FOREVER, at the feet of a deity you'd just met. To me, the thought of doing this is an even worse fate than death.

Coming Out

I am an atheist.

For those of you who don't understand what atheism means, or have a very bad misunderstanding of what it means, let me try and explain. Atheism is ONLY a single position held in reference to a single idea. It is the lack of belief in a god or gods. Atheism is not a religion. It has no dogma or creed. Atheism has nothing to do with a position on the origins of life or the theory of evolution. Atheism says nothing of morals or ethics, nor does it say anything about the character of a person. Atheism, to me, quite simply means: "I do not believe in a god."


I am an atheist. I do not believe in a god, and I live my life like there is no god or gods. Now let me be clear; I am not saying that there is no god or gods. On this question I am a strict agnostic. However, the enormous lack of evidence and the incredibly weak evidence given for the existence of a god are what I base my position upon. To put it another way: my lack of belief in a god is the same lack of belief I have in fairies and unicorns.

I am an atheist.

An Explanation

What I have to say is important to me. Keep that in mind. Helping to bring my daughter into this world is the greatest thing I will ever accomplish, and attempting to spread the virtues of reason and free thought will be my only other hope for making a meaningful contribution to this world.
I can be an ass sometimes, and I will offend some of you. This shouldn't come as a surprise to those who know me.

Please keep an open mind and question what I have to say.