What is the basis of atheism?

Atheism is based on the conceited notion that one should not have to submit to an absolute morality. If there is a God, there is an absolute morality. Mostly, atheists like living like Hell, and then hope there is no Hell.

What is the basis of atheism? No belief in any gods. period.

Why do atheists bother to live at all if they don't live for anything at all? this life may be all we have. being so rare makes it that much more precious! no second chances like you guys.

What do atheists do to clear their conscience if they have no help from someone greater than themselves? usually, if I've wronged someone I try to make it right. getting on my knees and chanting to a mythical sky fairie is not nearly as effective.

Do atheists get bummed out that if their life is crap that they don't ever have anything to look forward to or guide them? I'm sure some may. I myself, am quite happy.

"Why do atheists bother to live at all if they don't live for anything at all?"

Can't say, since I have plenty to live for.

"What do atheists do to clear their conscience if they have no help from someone greater than themselves?"

That hasn't been a problem for me.

"Do atheists get bummed out that if their life is crap that they don't ever have anything to look forward to or guide them?"

Can't say, since my life isn't crap.

"What is the basis of atheism?" Atheists reject the concept of mythical beings and superstitious psychobabble.

"Why do atheists bother to live at all if they don't live for anything at all?" Every day is lived for personal fulfillment and to better human society as a whole.

'What do atheists do to clear their conscience..." I don't obsess over silly nonsense beliefs; my conscious is clear.

"Do atheists get bummed out that if their life is crap that they don't ever have anything to look forward to or guide them?" Life isn't fair and we are in charge of our own destinies.

1.Because i want to live.

2. Do people really need a higher power just to clear their conscience? I don't.

3. I think everyone gets bummed when their life is crap.

You asked too many questions.

1. Reality. You should check into it sometime.

2. Because that's not at all what atheists believe. Look up the word fallacy.

3. They clear their own conscience. It's part of being free from superstitious nonsense.

4. My life isn't crap, but yours apparently is. I pity you.

Atheists do not feel the need to live for a supernatural god. The things that atheists see as 'greater than themselves' are little more than society, nature and physics.

I am coming from the assumption that most atheists regard themselves as 'scientific'. If this is true, they are not asking themselves "why do we live, and who for?".

Instead, they base their views on what they can already see to be true. It is obvious that they 'live', and the task is to therefore *find out* 'why', or 'for who?'. Atheists do not see the answer to 'why we live' as being 'God'. For them, evolutionary or physics-based answers are equally valid, and invoking a 'God' is not required.

In short, religious people start off assuming there must be a reason to live and therefore use God to plug that gap. Atheistic people typically just realise that they *do* exist, and *then* spend their life trying to find out why. They don't often conclude that the reason 'must be God'.

I like the idea that there is nothing greater than me, and I think that if there were, it would make my life worse. My life plan is to make me the greatest thing that I can before I die. I don't need something to be greater than me to feel good. In fact, if nothing is better than me I reckon I'd feel pretty damn good myself as a result.

1. It has never entered my mind that I have nothing to live for. I love my life, and have so much to look forward to in the future. I am thankful for that...

2. I feel guilty about a lot of things (I am frequently told I have an overactive guilt complex). I find apologising often helps, or I will try and identify where I went wrong so I can improve in the future.

3. I have some very good role models to guide me when I need them:)

I know this will fall on deaf ears, but I'll try.. again...

1) I live for plenty, just not for your or any other god... Why do you if your going to get to heaven quicker?

2) Why do I need someone or something greater to clear my conscience? If I do nothing I'm ashamed of, what do I have to clear? If I do, I try to contact the harmed one and make it right. You're the one who considers himself to be born in sin... and your belief doesn't make it true for me... if that is the way you want to live, go ahead, I really don't care...

3) Sure, all people get bummed at some point in their lives, even Christians, I just don't need a god to get me out of it... if you do, so be it, I really don't care...

My basis for atheism? No evidence to convince me of any other path... prove to me that a god exists, and I will accept it, until then...

Why is that so hard to understand?

Albert Einstein himself stated, "If human beings are only good because they want reward (Heaven) or fear punishment (Hell), then we are a sorry lot indeed."

I want you to think of the simple term, "...Be good for goodness' sake" from the Christmas song. You have made some very quick assumptions about the life of an atheist--as you, no doubt, have been taught--that are just not true.

Atheists are just like races unlike yours: what is true for one is not true for all. Some are content, some are not. But that is not unlike many Christians... as I'm sure you are by your ignorance even without you having to say you are one.

Christianity teaches segregation. I suggest you think deeply about this before you talk about who's life is crap.

1. Why must there be a God for life to have meaning? WE do have families, and passions. We live for the sake of life and all the happiness that comes with it. read the Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus.

2. Consolation can come from many places, try to be more open to books, and other points of views.

3. My life is fantastic, and I have reasoning, logic, desire, and help from other people to guide me.

You don't need a God for any of these things.