We Are Atheists Because...
There is no proof of the existence of god.
There is no need of, or use for, a god.
A good god would be useless if were not powerful. A powerful god
would not deserve worship if he were not good. There is no all powerful
good god; otherwise there would be no imperfection.
If this is the best world god can make, the stories of Heaven
must be lies.
History shows that godism is accompanied by ignorance and
superstition. There has never been such intolerance and
persecution as godists have practiced.
Godism had to be fought when humankind made its successive steps
toward science, liberty, and reform. Godism was invented in the
earliest days of mankind's ignorance. It is incredible that
primitive humans guessed wrongly about everything else, but
discovered the truth about the origin of life. Everything about
which science has discovered the origin was claimed previously to
have been the work of a god.
Godism recedes when a new fact is discovered. No new discovery
ever supports a theistic explanation of anything. All revelation
proves, on investigation, to be human, and generally fraudulent.
Godism is consistent with crime, cruelty, envy, hatred, malice,
and uncharitableness.
Atheism Teaches That...
There is no heavenly father.
Humankind must protect the orphans and foundlings, or they will
not be protected.
There is no god to answer prayer. Man must hear and help man.
There is no hell.
We have no vindictive god or devil to fear or imitate.
There is no atonement or salvation by faith. We must face the
consequences of our acts.
There is no beneficent or malevolent intent in nature. Life is a
struggle against preventable and upreventable evils.
The cooperation of humankind is the only hope of the world. There
is no chance after death to "do our bit." We must do it
now or never.
There is no divine guardian of truth, goodness, beauty, and
liberty. These are attributes of humankind. We must defend them
or they will perish from the earth.