Melissa Meek / Roundup
It seems that with the economy the way it is and with all the current problems of the world, we need to have faith in something or someone.
That’s not always the case.
I’ve gotten varying reactions of surprise to disgust from people when I mention I’m an atheist. Not just an atheist but an evolutionist. To many people, I’ve just told them I’m the devil in disguise.
Despite popular belief, “No, we don’t know the devil personally,” “we’re not going to hell” and “we don’t hate those who do believe in a higher power.” It’s not in our job description to do so.
Is it really that much of a shock that someone doesn’t believe in God today, especially considering the advances in the science?
Between Charles Darwin’s theories of evolution and the scientific proof we have backing them up, it shouldn’t be that odd anymore.
Whether one believes in evolutionism or not, science cannot be denied when there is so much evidence supporting human’s evolution from primates. We have proof from geology and chemistry, detailing how the earth was created and when life appeared.
There have been debates over who is right: the evolutionists or the creationists. I’m not saying either group is right, as each have their own beliefs.
I just can’t bring myself to believe in creationism.
There’s no proof to show that a higher power does exist and created humans as we are today.
The fossils from millions of years ago, showing the beginning of primates beginning to walk on two legs, are exactly what “proof” should be.
Members of certain religions claim they want to be accepted and created equal, but so do atheists and evolutionists (even if I don’t consider evolutionism a religion).
I’m often told that to be “somebody” in life, I need something to believe in, but I do. I believe in Darwin and evolutionism and that’s enough. As I learned more about evolutionism, the more I defined myself as an atheist.
I need something more physical to count on than simply a belief in something I’ve never seen.
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(Melissa Meek / Roundup)
