Atheism

Welcome to another week of What Not to Talk About Over Dinner from KUCI Irvine 88.9FM and kuci.org! The show airs every Saturday 12-1pm on KUCI in Irvine 88.9FM, kuci.org and podcasts are up by Sundays on http://talkradio889wnttod.podbean.com. This blog is "Dinner Supplements," which is more about the topic of each week.

This week's Dinner Supplements focuses on Atheism. It is a touchy topic in most circles because it inherently challenges deeply held beliefs and the existence of invisible deities, which many people see as the cornerstone of their values, if not their entire lifestyles. Yet, the common misconception about many Atheists is that they have abandoned ethics and a sense of values. To the contrary, Atheists usually adhere to moral values of their own, which include, but are not limited to, humanism, charity, individuality, critical thinking, hard work and equality. In fact, from what I have researched through interviews and texts, Atheists feel that religion provides people with a more selfish excuse to only do good in order to save themselves in the end rather than out of pure ethical reasoning.

As always, I encourage my readers and listeners to decide for themselves. There are a great number of links on arguments for religion in my previous posts, so I am mainly going to provide pro-Atheist arguments in this post. Thanks for reading, and have a great dinner conversation tonight - maybe even over some Thanksgiving leftovers, yum!

New York Times magazine - Sigmund Freud and Religion

Atheistic Writings All in One Place

Ayn Rand and Objectivism