Sure! As long as one’s belief system (atheism is a belief system) is nondogmatic, isn’t used to bully others, allows space in one’s heart for compassion, and maybe even provides some solace when shit happens …
Atheism is a non-belief system. It says nothing about compassion or ethics or morality. These are personal choices. Religion serves two purposes: emotional comfort and hypocrisy. You will not agree, but I hope you can at least understand why one could think like this.
The Great Cosmic Echidna, my spiritual guide, agrees that “you make your own luck” is mainly a vanity. If you ask her nicely though, and promise to leave out an ant offering, she will play requests from the Aussie pub-rock scene of the 70’s. Only that. She moves in mysterious ways!
She does indeed. Which makes me wonder: are the ant invasions our house gets every year - are they signs from the Great Cosmic Echidna? If so, what, praytell, do they portend?
Shit happens. God is not there or not watching. But if prayer makes you feel better ...
Sure! As long as one’s belief system (atheism is a belief system) is nondogmatic, isn’t used to bully others, allows space in one’s heart for compassion, and maybe even provides some solace when shit happens …
Atheism is a non-belief system. It says nothing about compassion or ethics or morality. These are personal choices. Religion serves two purposes: emotional comfort and hypocrisy. You will not agree, but I hope you can at least understand why one could think like this.
The Great Cosmic Echidna, my spiritual guide, agrees that “you make your own luck” is mainly a vanity. If you ask her nicely though, and promise to leave out an ant offering, she will play requests from the Aussie pub-rock scene of the 70’s. Only that. She moves in mysterious ways!
She does indeed. Which makes me wonder: are the ant invasions our house gets every year - are they signs from the Great Cosmic Echidna? If so, what, praytell, do they portend?