sometimes when people find out I'm an
atheist their response is something like
this it's sad the girl is an atheist now
what's really even more grievous is that
Sarah rocks tail is now an atheist well
speaking from personal experience I just
like to say that my life is much better
without religion and in this video I'll
explain why to some people this might
sound insane but Sarah how could you
possibly live a happy meaningful life
with purpose without a god here's how
I'll start with the definition happiness
delighted pleased or glad as over a
particular thing characterized by or
indicated of pleasure contentment or joy
what makes me happy in my life I think
are the same things that make all humans
happy in their lives relationships
friendships family helping people
hobbies writing art crafts creativity
reading learning good food and beverages
I mean how many people enjoy a cup of
coffee or tea in the morning and also
maybe a glass of wine at the end of a
very long day
also laughing I think anyone finds joy
and contentment in these things
regardless of if they believe in the
Christian God Allah Krishna Zeus Osiris
Odin Thor Ganesha Saraswathi
rah The Flying Spaghetti Monster or they
aren't convinced any gods exist like me
happiness is an emotion and like any
other emotion it comes and it goes I
realized this more from meditating a
practice that doesn't require a belief
in anything supernatural I don't need a
God belief to experience emotions
because of meditation I've realized I'm
more aware of moments and I'd rather
acknowledge and appreciate those happier
moments then allow myself to sit
negative ones and I'm not saying I never
allow myself to feel sadness or anger
fear or self-doubt but I'm getting
better at noticing those negative
emotions and just let them go most
religious people I think are able to
admit that a theists are able to
experience the type of happiness I've
described but many would also say that
that's not true happiness that true
happiness can only be given by God
because without God one's life has no
purpose or meaning let's take a closer
look
purpose the reason for
something is done or for which something
exists meaningful full of meaning
significance purpose or value as an
atheist I'm not turning to a God for any
meaning or purpose but that doesn't mean
I don't have them rather than my purpose
being told to me by a church leader
quoting an ancient text I choose to
determine my own purpose you've got it
all wrong you don't need to follow me
you don't need anybody everyone should
be free to determine their own purpose
have more than one purpose if you want
and I don't believe purpose is set in
stone people should be able to
redetermination well I don't think that
everything happens for a reason but I do
think that everything happens and humans
have this uncanny ability to assign
meaning to events in order to make them
fit into the narrative they have
developed for themselves I gotta leave
cuz Sara is gonna cut my hair and the
guy in the taxis serenading me Sara I'm
telling you the universe keeps revealing
her to me school with my head this isn't
always a bad thing
giving otherwise meaningless events a
meaning can't help us learn about
ourselves and grow so in that sense I do
believe my life is meaningful it's
meaningful to me and the people who love
me not because a god said so and now to
get morbid I personally think that when
a person dies they cease to exist I
don't believe in an afterlife I think
when a person's brain dies their
consciousness is gone this is just what
I think happens because I don't believe
in an afterlife
I appreciate this life so much more than
when I did when I was religious I'm even
more grateful for the pupil in my life I
love and care about realizing how
special those moments are with your
friends and family I think that's
important to pay attention to because I
think we all realized like moves pretty
fast
if you don't stop and look around once
in a while you could miss it I grew up
in the Pentecostal faith and realized I
was an atheist only a few years ago and
my life has gotten so much better
without religion without believing in a
God it's honestly taken some time to D
convert and not feel guilt just for
being human I struggled with the fear of
Hell for most of my life growing up when
I realized I should live in the present
and not for some afterlife I began to
and still do each day
appreciate this life and these moments
so regardless if you believe in a God or
not
have a happy day
