Easy Life of an Atheist

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That’s the answer I always hear.
And yet…it doesn’t match my real-world observation.

How many atheists save sex until marriage?
Not too many.
It’s not a popular opinion, and Hollywood would never approve.

How many atheists are out there marching in the pro-life march?
Actually, a few. But the overwhelming majority?
Nope.
Holly would would never allow it.

How many atheists see marriage as a permanent covanent?
I’ve never met one.

No, atheists simply do not have a strict moral compass.
 
Nap66 said:
When we all die will atheists be in heaven with God along with believers? Probably.
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With a God of perfect justice, I don’t see how your “probably” could be true. Perfect justice is giving one exactly what one asks for. The atheist asks for life without God. That is what he will be given. Don’t know, but I can’t see a just God dealing with the atheist in any other way.
I like the statement I once heard. We say to God, “They will be done”… At our judgment God will say to each of us, “Thy will be done.”
My $.02
 
Some atheist “spokespeople” offer easy answers.

Bill Burr is funny.

Spoke for YEARS against women and marriage … and THEN … he went and got married. AND then had a kid.

When questioned about it, he said he “grew up.”

So, here is he talking against religion [and FOR sleeping in on Sunday].

 
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Lou2U said:
If what you’re saying is accurate, you know some really weird atheists. I don’t know any who wouldn’t be disturbed by the death of a loved one, or who would refuse to feel empathy for others.
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Maybe the atheists I know are narcissists as well. That could be it. And yes, I understand that narcissists can be believers as well. But is it more common for narcissists to be found among atheists simply because of their nonbelief in anything higher than themselves? Food for thought.

Thanks to everyone participating in this discussion. Very interesting views.
 
TheLittleLady said:
It sounds as if you know some very shallow people, are these people you have relationship with in real life or simply people you talk to on the internet?
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Real life. I guess we are all shallow in some sense. When I talk about God and my faith to this one atheist I know, he always ridicules me. I don’t know why. I asked him once why he does that (by rolling his eyes and pooh-poohing God) and he responded by saying “why do you need my validation?” I told him I don’t need his validation of the existence of God, but I also don’t need his ridicule of the existence of God.

For me it’s hard to get along with an atheist. Blessed to those believers who are in relationships with atheists and get along fine. I don’t know how you do it!
 
MockSock said:
I personally cannot imagine why or how anyone would or could have any kind of moral compass without believing in, at least, some sort of higher power. It just doesn’t make any sense in my mind. And I mean that quite honestly.
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My view - the holy spirit resides in all of us. That is the moral compass for all of humanity. It’s there for believers and nonbelievers alike. If that was not the case then there would be so much more evil, murder and mayhem in this world from human beings. There is something inside all of us that nudges us to be better. Atheists don’t believe that something comes from a higher power, while believers do.
 
Inquisitor85 said:
As for the heartless commenter above who said atheists aren’t affected by the deaths of loved ones, we are deeply affected just as believers are. While it’s true that I believe I won’t see those I’ve lost again I cherish the memories I have of them. I can imagine the comfort believers get from the idea of afterlife, but there’s nothing I’ve seen to support the hypothesis so unfortunately as I see it reality sucks.
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That heartless one is me! The atheist I know also believes he will never see his loved ones again when they die. I guess I just don’t understand why that view wouldn’t make you extremely sad, all the time, really. If that is the case, then atheists should be treasuring every moment with loved ones on earth (we all should really). But like all humans, we don’t do that as much as we should. To know that you just go “poof” is really sad.
 
joeybaggz said:
I like the statement I once heard. We say to God, “They will be done”… At our judgment God will say to each of us, “Thy will be done.”
My $.02
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Interesting. I’ve read near death experiences that have said the same thing (of course the person got a second chance to change). What would God say to an atheist? Would an atheist care what God has to say to him or her? So many questions.
 
Not only that: ‘But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, as for murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot shall be in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.’ - Rev 21:8
 
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Nap66 said:
But is it more common for narcissists to be found among atheists simply because of their nonbelief in anything higher than themselves?
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I love the way unbelievers are described on CAF; it helps explain a lot about believers. No, we do not think that nothing is higher than ourselves. I don’t even think people are higher than other living things. I think any collective of people is higher than any one human. I think people who are kinder and harder working than me are better than me. I think my children and wife are better than me. I think many believers are better than me (maybe not at logic 😉 If you want to understand unbelievers understand us as people, not as caricatures.
 
Nap66 said:
The atheist I know also believes he will never see his loved ones again when they die. I guess I just don’t understand why that view wouldn’t make you extremely sad, all the time, really.
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I’m sure it varies person to person but I think the closest I can come up with is acceptance. I have no idea what if anything awaits is after death.
I accept that it happens and its possible we simply cease existing. Or there could be something. It’s unknowable imo.
To know that you just go “poof” is really sad.
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How so? What’s so sad about accepting our temporary nature?
 
SeriousQuestion said:
Maybe when you approach death you will view differently
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Or maybe not. If I were a believer I would have to deal with the possibility that I would not find eternal bliss but rather suffer the torments of hell. I might have been wrong and the Rv Ian Paisley might have been right. Or the Muslims. Or the ancient Greeks and I might have departed without money for the ferryman. Not believing means you do not have to worry about any of this. And believers still have to worry about whether they have believed in the right thing. And as for seeing your loved ones - what it the Catholics are right and they are in hell because, say, they missed Mass? Or used a condom?
 
Praying that you can become disentangled with the toxic actions of this person.
 
Amen. 🙂
I gotta say I am also baffled sometimes by the complete ignorance that exists when it comes to understanding those outside the faith. I kind of think it comes from having led rather sheltered lives, and that’s okay. It can just come off rude when they ask questions like: “Do atheists have easy lives?” Haha.
 
People are varied. There are horrible atheists and good atheists. Horrible Catholics and good Catholics. Horrible Buddhists and good Buddhists. Etc. etc. etc.

It’s never good to presume we know something about who is a person is simply because of what they identify with.

I have met the kind of atheists you describe but I’ve met Christians who are just as bad, I’ve even met Catholics who are just as bad.

I’ve met lots and lots of wonderful, loving, kind, respectful atheists too. In fact, over 80% of my friends are atheist and they support and love me more than any of my Christian friends.

Sometimes it’s just the people we meet.
 
I wonder how many here would lose their minds and vomit all over the place if they were to be told that Atheists can go to heaven just the same as catholics.
 
We know we believe in the right thing, that’s what Faith does. We literally believe that God came here from Heaven and told us the Truth.
About the Hell part, we have to accept that all the people in Hell (including maybe us and our relatives) really deserved it, because they literally refused to repent and turned away from Love itself in the Final Judgement, and they, paradoxically, freely want to be there rather than being in Heaven, for the same principle. Also, in case our deceased relatives got a chance to receive the Annointing of the Sick and/or Confession, it’s really unlikely that they are in Hell.
 
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You have to worry about departing all your loved ones and such. Unless you come to the end of line people don’t really think about their death since it seems to be far away. I don’t really worry about those things you mentioned.
 
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