#3 Spiritual Atheist: why atheism is better than theism.

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I often would wonder if life would be more enjoyable if I weren't an atheist (I just wrote a post on destiny, so yes, I am a hypocrite). I believe ignorance can be bliss, but it is also soulless for life to exist in such a state (i.e. unaware). I believe the most important aspect of life is our awareness of it. To be an atheist means to reject consoling ideas in the spirit of awareness.

While many atheists do not realize it, being an atheist is highly spiritual. Theism is a highly delusional world-view—theism makes an individual feel comfortably arrogant about the objective truth underlying their world-view. That said, atheists are not free from delusion, but they are much closer to the truth than a theist. Humans feel the need to maintain emotional equilibrium—or rather, it is our nature to feel the urge to maintain such a thing (avoid feeling bad, seek after feeling good). Ideas that influence us emotionally obviously have an emotional effect (consciously or unconsciously), and our world-view is balanced in this way (preservation on one side,  growth on the other). If we come to realize new truths, we must reorganize our emotionally infused thoughts to establish equilibrium—we constantly must restructure our world-view, and this is how a world-view evolves. It is awareness that allows the soul to live through its biological machinery. It is the relationship between awareness and influence that allows us to live the life we often take for granted.

A theistically-based world-view is not open to awareness, it closes off the soul for perceived self-preservation. Fear prevents growth, and we have seen the effect of theism on our growth. The more consolation an individual gains by their world-view, the more they will fear change, a person who is totally open fears nothing. The next time you see an angry person, remember, anger is an expression fear (why theists become very upset with atheists). I occasionally get angry with theists (their perceived ignorance concerns me). It appears theists become angry with atheists more out of fear of being wrong (their position is indefensible), but I would love to see a theist's take on this issue.

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" -Franklin D. Roosevelt