Pro's and con's of atheism? Preferably from an atheist's perspective. I put it this way cause it can't all be good.?

There are no pro's and con's. You already know the right definition of Atheism so it is strange you even ask that. I do not believe in God because there is simply no supporting evidence of his/her/its existence. It is that simple, you or others can want it to be true that he/she/it exists but until I see some actual evidence then I will call bullshit. I believe in the Big Bang Theory of course because of the amounts of evidence supporting it. Many people like to throw in that "Oh well it is just a theory" those people are uneducated and ignorant to what a theory is. I mean Gravity is a Theory, You Theists often do not comprehend that something can be a Fact and remain a Theory.

God comes nowhere close to being called a theory since there isn't even one instance that any evidence was present to support one's existence. And a old book of literal nonsense and myths do not help your case either. Especially when it was written by people who thought the Earth was flat, and outer space is made of water.

I believe in something that has actual evidence and science does a great job at this. There is no set belief for science. Religions have books with set beliefs and that is what makes them wrong and myths because none of it can be proven true. Science provides the best explanation for what we know right now. Which is the most logical and rational way to believe. Sure it changes but if the fact it doesn't have a set rule of beliefs causes you to believe in some religion you are only delaying the inevitable. Because if you say God is the reason for everything science can not explain at that point in time, then God is nothing but a ever-receding pocket of scientific ignorance. That is getting smaller and smaller and smaller as time moves on.

Atheist means no belief in any god(s).

It's a label to describe a position on one issue. It's not a choice. There are no pros, there are no cons. It's simply describes one's viewpoint on that one issue.

I suppose if you want to consider it a 'pro' to live by what you actually think is true in this world, then that is the pro.

And I suppose you could say people being completely baffled by the fact that you don't believe in a god is a con. But really if you think why you don't believe in Aphrodite, or leprechauns, etc. you will understand why atheists don't believe in your god, and thus how irrelevant that belief actually becomes in their lives.

There is no 'system of beliefs' beyond that. It is not a religion. The big bang theory is a scientific theory that many people, atheists and religious, accept as an explanation for the natural world. This has nothing to do with being an atheist; but when you don't have a religion there is certainly no religious doctrine getting in your way of accepting facts presented by the scientific community.

But being an atheist simply means you believe in no gods-- beyond that, an atheist could think aliens came from another planet to plant seeds of life on this one. They could believe people from previous incarnations of the universe colored a new universe into existence with a highly technological version of Crayola crayon boxes.

They are still an atheist though if they don't believe in a god. That's all the word means. Just like 'theist' means to have belief in god(s), but theists have little difference beyond that (a Christian, Jew, Hindu, Wiccan, Hellenistic Greek and Satanist could all be theists, but that just means they all believe in some god(s), and not that they have anything else in common).

Pro's: You're part of an intelligent group.

Con's: Religious people automatically feel hatred towards you.

"Pro's and con's of atheism?"

It's a bit like the pros and cons of not believing in Santa Claus as an adult.

"Simply put, why don't you believe in God?"

Same reason I do not believe that superheroes exist outside of stories. Nothing indicates that any of the stories about the many different gods is true. It is just stories written by clueless people trying to make sense of the world around them.

I studied molecular biology, I understand the basics of physics. I know that there is no magic. That knowledge leaves no place for a god.

"Also, do you believe in the big bang theory"

Believe is a strange word for that. I understand the basics of it and I understand why we think that it is an explanation for why we see the universe expanding and the cosmic background microwave radiation.

I put it this way cause it can't all be good.?

- Thinking and intelligence can have its draw backs. It takes some work and you discover many things that are some times difficult to deal with. But then it is better than "ignorance is bliss".

I believe atheism is simply disbelieving in God or a higher Deity of sorts

- Zero evidence makes disbelieving in a higher power easy.

why don't you believe in God?

- Zero evidence and everything being explained naturally.

do you believe in the big bang theory

- That is like my asking you, do you "believe" in gravity. It is explained in detail and proven in many aspects, the same as gravity.

There aren't any cons or pros, as atheism is merely the disbelief in a deity. Beyond that, it all depends on the individual, therefore it is different from individual to individual.

As for the big-bang theory, evolution and other scientific theories, you don't need to "believe" in a theory; you need to research it. It is also a theory, so there is a chance for it to be incorrect; however, a big amount of evidence points towards these popular theories being correct. These theories still require a lot of research, and if in the end it turns out that these theories are incorrect, scientists will happily admit that they were wrong and start looking for better theories.

Just keep in mind that scientific theories do not require belief, they require research and study.

Beyond this line are my personal beliefs, so you can stop reading if you are not interested in them. :)

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Personally, I find the theory of evolution to be rational and probably the truth. As for the big-bang, I will be honest with you; I haven't research it yet, but I have been actually planning to start reading about it as soon as I finish this semester's finals (which is only two weeks from now). I have already decided which sources I want to use to learn about the bing bang, so I am all set to start learning about it as soon as I finish my exams! :)

There isn't much evidence for the existence of a god, therefore I do not believe that he/she/it/they exist; however, I do not claim to know whether or not a god/gods exist. There is a big difference between "knowing" and "believing". I do not know if there is a god or gods, but I personally believe that there isn't, therefore I live my life as if there is no god.

If real solid evidence that a god exists comes to light, I will admit that I was wrong and change my opinion.

There is also a difference between "belief" and "worship". If evidence does come to light that god exists, I will believe that he exists, but I will still require evidence that proves that he demands that we worship him before I worship him myself. I will also need information about which god it is and which religion, if any, described him correctly.

The concept of God just doesn't make sense to me. It is logically impossible for there to be a being that is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent as religion claims. There's nothing to suggest that there would only be the one God rather than a whole bunch of them. There's no reason that any God would have any reason to share human mode of thought or concept of time.

All of the claims about God are made by humans and tend to be massively contradictory.

Truthfully, what you need to do is listen to arguments and or speeches on YouTube by geniuses such as Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Richard Carrier, Lawrence Krauss, and the list goes on. YouTube anyone of these gentlemen and listen to their speeches. They will enlighten you. If you don't have some kind of religious doubt after you listen to them then something must be wrong with you and there is no hope...

The only way primitive religion exists today is through the child abuse of forcing it into very, very young children but thanks to better education and growing intellects so many teens are able to discover the truth, throw off the indoctrination and step into the real world!

So atheism is not a conscious decision or a belief but a realisation!

The first person to produce a single tiny little piece of verifiable evidence for any god will become world famous and mega rich!

Academia states that in the absence of any sort of evidence of the existence of something it must be deemed not to exist until verifiable evidence is found - thus god is held not to exist pending some sort of verifiable evidence.

The bible is what is called "Faction” A fictional story set in a factual time and place. Thus the time, place and real historical characters are all correct but the fictional characters and stories are not!

There is not one single mention of Jesus in the entire Roman record - that is right - not one! At the same time as he was supposed to have been around there were a number of Jews claiming to be the messiah - all of whom are well recorded!

There is not a single contemporary record from any source and even the bible mentions of him like all other references were not written until many years after his supposed death!

He was supposed to have been a huge problem to the Romans and produced wonderful miracles but still not one contemporary record?

Even the bible mentions of him like all other references were not written until many years after his supposed death!

Pilate is recorded in the Roman record as a somewhat lack luster man but no mention of a Jesus, a trial or crucifixion that would surely have been used to make him look brighter!

At best he was an amalgam of those others but almost certainly never existed!

Not one word of it is contemporary with the period and was not written until several hundred years after the period the story is set in!! How did the apostles write their books more than a hundred years after they would have been dead?

Christianity is an invention of the Italians and that is why it came from the Holy ROMAN Catholic church!

Please realize that those claims for the Old historians are worthless since they were not even born until long after everyone in the stories would have been so long dead!

Josephus AD 37 – AD 100

Tacitus AD 56 – AD 120

Suetonius - 69 – 130 AD

Pliny the Younger, 61 AD – 112 AD

Justin Martyr (Saint Justin) AD103–165 AD

Lucian - AD 120 -180 AD but he was hostile to Christianity and openly mocked it.

Pamphilius AD 240-309 AD

Eusebius AD 263 – 339 AD

Photius AD 877 – 886 AD

Thallus - But there are no actual record of him except a fragment of writing which mentions the sack of Troy [109 BC] Showing that he was clearly not alive in biblical times.

Some even try to use Seneca. 4 BCE – 65 CE but as a Stoic Philosopher he opposed religion yet made not a single mention of a Jesus or Christianity!

Even funnier is trying to claim Celsus AD ? – 177 AD Who said that Jesus was a Jew who’se mother was a poor Jewish girl whose husband, who was a carpenter, drove her away because of her adultery with a Roman soldier named Panthera. She gave birth to an illegitimate child named Jesus. In Egypt, Jesus became learned in sorcery and upon his return presented himself as a god.

Pros....can decide for myself right and wrong, from conscience and empathy for my fellow man....taught my children to treat others as we would like them to treat us. We c..n also be flexible...example....I don't agree with abortion....very good contraception these days and every child deserves to live......but when one of my students was gang raped and made pregnant...I arranged a termination for her....she threatened suicide if they wouldn't get rid of the "cancerous growth" as she saw the foetus.

Cons...only one..No Afterlife.

Mo University Lecturer Atheist with degrees in Theology, Comparitive Religious Studies and Philosophy of Religion.