Hello and welcome.

Firstly, let me warn you that the content of this website may offend you if you have a belief in a god or supernatural being. If you do - may I suggest that you might like to venture somewhere else? It is not my intention to rubbish anyone’s cherished beliefs - it is aimed at adding my voice to the debate about whether religion is harmful to the human race - but of course, in doing so I may offend you if you believe that your beliefs are not open to debate.

Apart from that - again, welcome. Yes, I am an atheist. To me, that simply means that I have no need for a belief in a supernatural ’sky-god’ or other deity. There are in fact, several definitions of the word atheist, but I subscribe to the definition that an A-theist actually means ‘no belief’ it doesn’t mean ‘anti-belief’. If you believe that the term describes someone who is ‘anti’ god then that doesn’t describe me - I don’t hate your god, how can I hate something that I don’t believe exists?

So, explore this site. If you are having doubts about beliefs that you have been brought up with then you will find that you are not alone - far from it in fact. You may have been told to ’stay away from atheist sites’. Why? These excerpts from The Atheist Foundation of Australia website sums it up nicely:

“Atheism can demonstrate to people how the world actually is through the understanding of science and reasoned thinking. Unlike religion, we are not here to inform people what to think, but how to think.
Atheism encourages freedom of thought without the feeling of shame or guilt. It encourages humans to live life to the full, knowing it is the only one available. It encourages respect for our planet and all that inhabits it, asserting that we are Earth’s caretakers and therefore we are obliged to tread lightly.
To become an atheist is akin to when a child finally accepts that Santa is just pretend. The child lets go of a cherished belief and replaces it with a greater maturity in facing life as life is. If we failed to discard the Santa fantasy, our mental development would assuredly be impaired and a full and proper understanding of the wonder of the natural Universe and our place in it, lost forever.

Religion is our grown-up Santa. Think about it.”