A few days ago, Hemant Mehta from the Friendly Atheist posted a link to an interview by CNN’s Piers Morgan of comedian Ricky Gervais, an unapologetic atheist. I think it so perfectly highlights the beauty of leaving religion, that I wanted to share it with you all. You can view the full interview at the Friendly Atheist, but the best line by far is this:
I think there’s this strange myth that atheists have nothing to live for. It’s the opposite. We have nothing to die for… We have everything to live for.
It succinctly explains what many theists get wrong about atheists… For me, while the thought of no afterlife is sad and a bit unsettling (I won’t lie about that, and I wouldn’t say this is true for all or even most atheists), what it has done is made me focus on this life. Every second my life continues in this blink of an eye is precious, and any time focusing on what comes after death is wasted.
Cheers,
PersephoneK
