The image used in this blog post is one shot by the Hubble telescope. Thinking about the vastness of the universe is incredibly spiritual for me (as it should be for all people). Before I was an atheist, I was a Christian. I found theism to be incredibly limiting spiritually (this I noticed in hindsight). While many atheists have thought themselves out of thinking subjectively—such atheists are really ignoring the closest thing to truth that they can ever experience—the self. And it's a shame too...many atheists leave one spiritually limiting belief to take on others. Even though atheism doesn't necessarily cause people to ignore spirituality, it certainly has many associated beliefs that do. Anyways, a perfect example for how atheism can be liberating is the fact that many Christians refuse to practice yoga because they believe it is evil. An atheist is free to practice things like yoga and meditation without having to worry about what "God thinks". Obviously I can't speak for all Christians, but I remember how I felt discouraged to think about anything that went outside or contrary to what was taught by the church. I suppose that I had this paranoia about thinking the wrong thought, and ending up in hell. I suppose people have different interpretations and experiences with Christianity, but for me, going to atheism was intellectually very liberating—and it requires a free intellect to explore the subjective.
Attribution: image by NASA-hubble (http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album) [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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