Brand New Atheist

That’s what my wife says to my girls when they get upset about something “Don’t trust your feelings because they will lie to you.” Yet isn’t this exactly what a lot of christians use to determine that their God is real? They use their feelings and emotions. Why do they use their feeling and emotion? Because that’s the only proof they have.

When you’re a robot like myself, feelings and emotions are easy to dismiss even when they’re your own.

I encourage you to dismiss your feelings about god and look for more. You may find that once you remove your feelings and emotions about any god, there isn’t anything left.

When I believed in God I also believed in all of that other supernatural stuff. You know, like miracles and ghosts. Like most believers I grew up thinking that those people I loved that died were watching over me.

I never really thought about why they were watching over me or when. Unless of course when I may have been masturbating. Why? Unlike during sex (with someone) when you don’t think a lot, masturbation allows your mind to wander while you’re pleasuring yourself. Many of those times I wondered if my Grandmother, Grandfather, etc. were watching over me at that moment. If they were, why? And if they weren’t, is that because there are rules to when they can watch over me?

Regardless of the fact that I thought people were watching over me, it never kept me from pleasuring myself. Which if you think about it is weird because most people would be embarrassed to be caught masturbating. But it’s OK if dead people watch you do it.

I could never reconcile this thought fully because it didn’t seem plausible that those watching over me would invade my private space like that. But like most people I just made that up in my head because that’s what made me comfortable.

When I became an atheist I immediately realized what a completely ludicrous thought process that was and how funny it was that I ever thought someone was watching over me at that moment.

So for all of us men and women that are the masters of our domain, fear not, for no one is watching over you when you are pleasuring yourself.

Based on the definition of “Agnostic” you believe that nothing is known or can be known about the existence of God. Stephen Colbert says that an agnostic is an atheist without balls.

I think there is a little more to this. God is suppose to be the most important thing in existence and yet there are two very popular words that define someone who does believe and someone who doesn’t know.

I think the moment you question God’s existence you are agnostic. Believers don’t question what they believe. Agnosticism seems to be a temporary place between making up your mind. On one side you the believer are part of some religious denomination and on the other side you’re a part of no denomination.

Agnostic doesn’t appear to be a choice but more a middle to full belief or non-belief. Have you ever questioned the Sun’s existence? No, Why? Because it’s a known an proven entity.

Someone who says they are agnostic must be searching for answers, otherwise they are just lazy. If you honestly think you’ve chosen agnosticism then you’ve decided to be ignorant and not even think about it. Maybe someone has convinced you that nothing can be known and you bought it.

Agnosticism is the same as kicking your heels off while your toes are still in the shoes.

Approximately one year ago today (October 1st 2007) I became and atheist. Every now and then I educate myself or I get educated. For instance, about a month ago (August 26th 2008) I became a vegetarian. And about a month ago (September 2nd 2008) I became a democrat.

A lot has changed for me since I became an atheist but my overall life has changed very little. I haven’t been disowned by anyone nor have I had to defend myself physically. I started writing down my thoughts the day I became an atheist and that eventually became BrandNewAtheist.com. Then I created my Twitter account to post small thoughts and sarcastic comments. I have a small following on Twitter which means a few people are occasionally interested in what I say.

What has changed the most for me is the way I think. Once I removed anything supernatural most of the ways I think about things changed in an instant. It has made me so much happier than I ever was before. It’s like being released from a mental prison and knowing they can never put you away again.

I thank all of you who have befriended be on Twitter and commented on my site.