| I've given this a lot of thought and for me, it boils down to...
I accept that I could be wrong in my atheism. I mean, I haven't died yet, and I don't know of anybody who's died and then come back to fill me in on what happens "next". However, I am still atheist, since there's no evidence to the contrary that I accept as valid.
That being said, I'm a more or less decent person most of the time. I try to live a mindful life, and I try to make the world a better place in general (not just for people... as one of the UU principles in its simplified forms says... respect the earth and the web of life).
So, if all the good I do is negated by the fact that I simply do not believe that there is a sentient "god", well... then I have no respect for such a critter anyway. So, an eternity stuck with that kind of egomaniac would be "hell" anyway. |