Get Over Your Fear of Atheism

Crashfrog writes:

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I discovered, though, that when you "turn the wheel over to God", there's nobody in the driver's seat.

You only discovered that there was nobody in the drivers seat in the car you were in. You are suggesting that your belief is a fact for everyone who chooses to accept it. You are militant about your atheism when you attempt to convert others.

Crashfrog writes:

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I had to make a decision about what my life would be like and what I would become

And thats no different than me. You cant sit there and whine about the poor atheist persecution when you tell me that my beliefs are ridiculous assertions. Let every man decide for themselves. Don't attempt to frame a reality that you know little about.(By that I mean the unknown as well as the known aspects of the universe.

Crashfrog writes:

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I envision this as a thread where what it means to live as an atheist can be explored, and what, if anything, is lost or gained when the choice is made to abandon self-deception and embrace atheism.

Just make it clear that atheism is not for everyone, and each has to decide what is Faith and what is self deception. One mans self deception is not universally true for everyone.

To be honest, I don't fear eternal damnation. The way I see it, God could squash me like a bug any ole time He wanted. I know that I am not my own Boss. I think, however, that some believers could well be every bit as concerned as atheists with how our actions affect those around us.