by Jolly Izoe

Created on: April 20, 2009   Last Updated: May 22, 2009

Exploring the freedoms offered by Atheism.

Atheism: Dictionary definition: "The belief that there is no God, or denial that God or gods exist."

There evidently are different beliefs within the atheistic culture. Atheists may not believe in a God or gods as ordinarily defined. However, any intelligent person would have to consider certain questions. Among these would be:

What is my purpose in being alive?

How did all of creation come into existence? With this question would come the secondary question: Is there life for me after my existence on Earth?

There would be a very limited freedom in atheism as their beliefs dictate that they do not have an open mind to accepting other concepts. Therefore, a belief in atheism is like being a prison of narrow-mindedness.

We are living in a world with many forms of life. It is a simple fact that one, as an individual, is dependent on other factors to exist. Therefore, anyone - atheist or otherwise - has a responsibility as well as the freedom to choose to respect the rights of others.

Violating other people's rights means that you have no regard for yourself. This type of behavior would cause havoc in one's life and society as a whole.

There are laws that civilized societies have set forth to foster people living together in peace, harmony and happiness. We are not living in a perfect world. There are also many unjust laws that deprive people of what should be their inalienable and true rights.

Isaac Newton's Third Law of Motion has been proven to be scientifically true: "To every action (force), there is an equal and opposite reaction (force)." It is very logical that this law would apply to moral and ethical forces and the Universe as a whole.

We should treat others as we would want to be treated. In other words, if we are kind to other people, we are kind to ourselves. The "opposite" in the law is that the kindness goes to another person and comes back to ourselves.

The real criteria is to find, know and practice truth and respect for others. In this endeavor, the atheist has a right to believe there is no God or gods.

An intelligent, logical person should have an open mind to seek after truth - no matter where it might come from. This same person should also have the right to reject something that has no foundation in truth.

This is a factor that causes a clash between atheists, religious beliefs and people seeking truth. It is a foregone conclusion that the beliefs of one religion are, in many cases, contradictory

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