I was born in a Catholic Christian family but I eventually became a “Born-again” Christian when I was 16. I stayed that way for 14 years until I finally decided to become an Atheist. But why? That’s a story for some other time. For now, let’s try to see if atheists are evil.
Yes, I know it would be bias to tackle a topic such as this because I am know an atheist but please bear with me…
First, I think an atheist can be no more evil or good than any other person in the world. We are capable of being as good or as evil as anyone else. But of course that’s just talking about capabilities. What about the teachings? Do atheists teach evil?
NO! We don’t teach evil. In fact, we find ourselves more encouraged to do good to prove that morality can be attained even without religion or god. But of course, people who believe in a god or gods will say that the mere fact of not believing in a deity is already evil. But is it?
NO! We don’t believe in god or practice any religion not because we wish to rebel against such a god or religion but simply because we realized that god does not exist and therefore religion is of no point at all. We simply stand for what we have seen is true. But then, god-believers will say that we can’t see the truth because we are blinded from the truth. But are we?
NO! I don’t think we’re blinded from the truth. I think it’d be safe to say that most atheists are atheists because they spent their time seeking the truth and as they went along found out that the real truth is that there is no god at all. We came to this conclusion because we chose to verify the claims of the holy books against facts that have been proven by science. Sorry to say this, but I think those who base their facts only on their holy book(s) are the ones who are blind because they choose to be blind. They choose to believe nothing else but their holy book(s). But of course, people who believe in a deity will say that…
Nah, let’s not continue that because this won’t come to an end. We humans tend to come up with more and more reasoning if we feel zealous about our beliefs. There is however one last thing that I have to say. I’m still learning and studying and if somehow in the future I came across a strong evidence proving me wrong then I won’t hesitate to change part or all of my belief. That at least separates us atheists from zealous believers who will keep on believing their religion no matter what.
Peace!
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