Atheist Experience - No evidence for Jesus?

I found this on a blog site called link and thought it might be good for us to share some of our thoughts about Atheism! You can answer some, all, or none of the questions. Feel free to either leave your answers in a comment or you could set up your own soapbox article with your answers.


Q1. How would you define “atheism”?



Q2. Was your upbringing religious? If so, what tradition?



Q3. How would you describe “Intelligent Design”, using only one word?



Q4. What scientific endeavour really excites you?



Q5. If you could change one thing about the “atheist community”, what would it be and...

I am an atheist... but this song rocks.

I'm not quite myself these days
Guess we all come undone time to time in different ways
Well, I have myself to blame
Guess I don't understand I need help in many ways


God's got a plan for me W
ell, I'm gonna tell you one thing
I don't got the patience or the time
What can I say? I'm no angel
I'm not forsaken but I can bleed


Tear me open, I believe
God will set you up to bleed
And no one can deceive what is meant to be
And "Bloody murder" we will scream


Well, I guess it's time for me
Tell me what I'm left to believe in
'Cause I don't know the concept of the...

So this is super ranty and probably rambly to boot. I just feel the need to get a few things off my chest.

We've all probably seen posts on the internet to the effect that if Bibles were allowed in school we'd have fewer people in prisons.

I'm always flabbergasted at the blatant ignorance of this statement.

Firstly, Bibles are allowed in schools, they just aren't a part of the lesson plan. Students are free to bring their Bibles from home. Teachers are not allowed to lead prayers but students are free to pray if they so choose. And this is how it should be. Not everyone has the same beliefs and...