A recent poll puts Atheists somehow as one of the must distrusted groups in America, although no reason is given why and the poll was unscientic as well as very general. Many societies in the world are baed on secular principles and religion or lack of it does not enter into daily thoughts.
Leeds Atheist Society was created in 2006.
He was a strong Atheist.
you become smarter :P since i became atheist i had the highest grade in the country in science without even trying XD
Atheist Ireland's motto is 'Building a rational, ethical and secular society, free from superstition and supernaturalism.'.
Nietzsche was an atheist.
john b watson an atheist
An Atheist or a Heretic (depending on your point of view)
Atheists would view God as imaginary, therefore the nature of the concept would be human-originated.
Some do, just like in many other sectors of society. To be an atheist you don't have to sign a pledge never to commit crime,
Bay View Historical Society was created in 1979.
The same way anyone else thinks. We love our families, we teach our children to think rationally, learn self-reliance, have respect for each other, and instill strong moral values. The families of atheists can be as normal or as dysfunctional as any other. There is no set of standards set up by the atheist thought process which affects their interaction with their families.
The atheist existential view of ethics is that ethics do not emerge from supernatural sources but from pragmatic sources; a good system of ethics is one that contributes to the healthy functioning of the society which adopts it. In other words, we are ethical because it is useful to be ethical, not because God commands us to do so.