« Book Review - Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters | Main | Happy Fastnacht Day »

Why I Write about Atheism

The other day, my wife asked me why I write so much about my atheism on my blog. What am I trying to accomplish? Aren't I concerned about the possible negative consequences considering how prejudiced people can be towards atheists down here in the south?

One reason why I write so much about it is that writing things down helps me to organize my thoughts. When I'm simply thinking about things, I can have dozens of thoughts bouncing around in my head, and I may dwell on some of those thoughts, without following others to their logical conclusions. Writing those thoughts with an idea that someone else is going to read them forces me to present them coherently and to try to see the thoughts all the way through. Still, there wouldn't be any reason to publicize such writings if that was the only reason I did it.

There are actually several audiences I have in mind when I write my blog entries. One is the group of people who are very religious and have an open mind. I don't expect to 'convert' those people to atheism, but perhaps they will begin to question certain aspects of their religion and be a little less dogmatic (for example - the Christians who use the Old Testament to condemn homosexuality, but have no problem doing chores on Sunday, eating shrimp, or wearing a polyester/cotton blend shirt).

Then, there are the people who have already started to question things. I would hope that they find my essays informative and helpful. I would also hope that one more voice on the web helps them to see that they're not alone in having doubts.

The final audience is the group that's prejudiced towards atheists. The term, atheist, carries such a negative connotation in our society - many people even take it as a personal insult to be called an atheist. A recent study found atheists to be the most distrusted group out of all the options in the survey (which included other groups such as Muslims, homosexuals, Hispanics, conservative Christians, recent immigrants, Jews, Whites, and African-Americans). There really isn't any reason that it should be that way (or frankly why any of those groups should be distrusted). It's a term that simply describes one aspect of your view of the universe, and says nothing about your nature or what type of person you are. So, I would hope that those people who are prejudiced towards atheists would read my blog entries, and even if it changes nothing about how they view religion for themselves, that they will at least realize that most atheists aren't evil, amoral, hedonistic, or any of the other stereotypes that many believe. We're just normal people who happen to believe in one less thing than most.

Comments

order lipitor 20mg order atorvastatin 80mg without prescription buy atorvastatin sale

where can i buy baycip - order cipro augmentin 625mg price

ciprofloxacin 1000mg without prescription - augmentin for sale online order augmentin 1000mg pills

buy ciplox tablets - ciprofloxacin order erythromycin medication

brand flagyl 400mg - purchase amoxicillin generic azithromycin 500mg pills

where to buy stromectol online - purchase aczone sale sumycin 500mg tablet

valtrex 500mg for sale - buy diltiazem pill order acyclovir 400mg for sale

ampicillin pill buy penicillin sale how to get amoxicillin without a prescription

flagyl 200mg drug - zithromax 250mg cost azithromycin 500mg cost

furosemide price - purchase medex online cheap buy captopril paypal

buy metformin 500mg without prescription - duricef 500mg over the counter lincomycin medication

where to buy cheap retrovir without a prescription - buy rulide online buy allopurinol 300mg without prescription

clozapine online order - buy aceon 8mg generic order pepcid online

seroquel without prescription - order zoloft 50mg without prescription buy eskalith pills

buy generic clomipramine 25mg - amoxapine oral doxepin 75mg sale

order hydroxyzine sale - nortriptyline 25mg price endep 10mg brand

cheap amoxicillin online - buy cheap generic amoxicillin buy cipro 500mg online cheap

zithromax over the counter - order ciprofloxacin 500mg pill buy ciplox 500 mg generic

cleocin 150mg generic - buy oxytetracycline paypal buy chloromycetin generic

ivermectin dosage - buy cheap doryx order generic cefaclor 500mg

buy cheap ventolin - order seroflo online theo-24 Cr 400 mg canada

methylprednisolone 16mg over the counter - singulair 5mg usa cost azelastine 10ml

order desloratadine 5mg - generic desloratadine buy ventolin

glyburide 2.5mg ca - cost forxiga 10mg cheap dapagliflozin

glycomet 1000mg generic - buy generic glucophage 1000mg buy cheap acarbose

buy prandin 2mg generic - prandin 1mg ca purchase jardiance for sale

rybelsus 14 mg over the counter - glucovance uk buy desmopressin cheap

how to buy lamisil - fulvicin 250 mg generic buy griseofulvin cheap

nizoral 200 mg sale - mentax buy online order generic sporanox 100mg

famciclovir 500mg canada - famvir over the counter cheap valcivir 500mg

digoxin 250 mg cheap - order irbesartan 150mg sale lasix 40mg pills

metoprolol where to buy - order generic losartan buy adalat for sale

hydrochlorothiazide 25mg uk - buy norvasc 5mg for sale buy zebeta 10mg sale

nitroglycerin pill - buy generic diovan diovan 160mg pills

zocor flare - fenofibrate winter lipitor accord

crestor online link - ezetimibe square caduet online hire

acne medication chase - acne medication around acne medication caution

asthma treatment insist - asthma medication squeeze asthma treatment audience

uti treatment express - uti antibiotics hold uti medication support

prostatitis pills free - pills for treat prostatitis weight pills for treat prostatitis satisfaction

Post a comment


TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.jefflewis.net/blog/jlnet-tb.cgi/226

Archives

Selling Out