Godless Woman: The Joys of Godlessness

Monday, February 14, 2011

The Joys of Godlessness

I was given a suggestion by a fellow Twitter user, a long time ago, to write a post that discusses the positive points of godlessness. When he gave me the suggestion I started writing this post, but it ended up sitting in draft form until today.

Since coming out as an atheist I have felt so free. Free from the doubts and fear about whether I was saved and going to heaven or even if I was part of the right religion. I also feel free to study evolution without feeling guilty for thinking that the facts make sense, even though they go against the Bible.

I also have a lot more free time now since I am not doing daily devotions, praying, going to church or participating in church activities. I have spent a lot of this free time reading articles on astronomy and evolution. Two subjects that I am now fascinated by. Also, I now have more time to use Facebook and Twitter. Through these social networks I have made a lot of cool friends. Friends that challenge my ideas and teach me new things through the articles that they mention and blog posts that they write.

Please share your thoughts on atheism I love comments.

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dandalion 109p · 738 weeks ago

I have had a similar experience in 'losing my religion' and found it to be freeing of guilt and fear. I was raised Christian and was very active in it. Though I would not say I have become an atheist as I have not dismissed a divine of some kind, but found my journey in learning of other ideas and beliefs an enlightening and enjoyable ride so far.

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William Cooney · 725 weeks ago

I like your expression, "The Joys of Godlessness." I refer to the "richness of godlessness." My life is so much more rich, rewarding and stimulating now that I am free from religious incarceration. But in a way, I'm still a bit angry that my freedom to explore the world—intellectually—was taken from me for so long. About all one can say is, "Better late than never," I suppose. <Enjoying your posts!>

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@JoeCascio · 724 weeks ago

I seem to be a fairly rare individual, although I'm certain there are many more like me in countries other than the US. I was not raised in any religion. I've been a person of Reason my whole life. In fact, my mother's family were all free-thinkers. My maternal grandfather was an Italian Anarchist who fought against the Fascists in Italy before WW II. The Fascists, who later allied with the Nazis had made a deal with the Catholic Church (as did the Nazis in Germany) to go along and get along and not hinder their political activities. It was as facile and cynical an agreement as you could imagine and turned my grandfather and his friend against the church forever, and rightly so. BTW, I'm @joecascio on Twitter. Feel free to tweet a hello. :)

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