The Exuberance of Atheism

Do not be deceived by the title, for atheism does not promise ecstatic happiness, and in a way, it brings a sorrow into life but one accepted as part of the parcel. The joy that it brings, and the sadness, are so entwined they cannot be separated as though some kind...

The Expunging of Atheism

As an experiment, ask the next ten people you encounter to spell the word ‘Atheist’. You will be surprised that quite a large proportion will do so using ‘iest’ instead of the correct ‘eist’. The word ‘Atheism’ (from the...

The Critical Relevance of Scientific Atheism in the Modern World

Scientific Atheism is the acceptance that there is no credible scientific or factually reliable evidence for the existence of a god, gods, or the supernatural. Many people consider Atheism reminiscent of devil worship, communism or a state of living without ethical...

Reasons Why People are Atheists

Hi! My name is Paul Schaffer and I am one of the newer Committee members of the Atheist Foundation of Australia. As a baby, I was christened in the Salvo’s. I attended Sunday school until I was 11 or 12 years old when I couldn’t put up with it anymore. My...

Philosophy of an Atheist

People who retain the religious teaching of their families, peers and culture have extreme difficulty in accepting that an Atheist can have a cogent philosophy. I write this to demonstrate that it is they, and not the Atheist who deserves such doubt concerning their...