I’m an atheist because, after much effort, I have found that the evidence against the existence of a god is more convincing than the evidence in favor of the existence of a god. My overall conclusion is that gods and their corresponding religions are products of history, of early mankind’s primitive knowledge level, developed and refined over countless generations as a way to satisfy man’s innate spirituality and to cope with our ultimate and unavoidable mortality.
Gods and religions survive to this day because they effectively satisfy a fundamental human need for answers about life and our place in it. And, as Abraham Maslov suggests, “A satisfied need is not a motivator.” As long as people are satisfied with the answers their religion provides, they’ll stick with it.
Atheists are people who never had a religion, or those who reject their religion because they are no longer satisfied with it’s answers. I’m the first kind of atheist because, even though I was born and raised in a religious environment, I never accepted it. As I approached adulthood I began looking for alternatives.
This website represents my spiritual quest for answers about life and my place in it.
Here are some interesting reasons that other people are atheists.