So much is discussed, written or filmed about the “believers”  of a supreme being, higher power or good ole god in our society while the “non-believers” usually end up being treated like the mentally retarded son who is hushed up and locked away in the basement…..often forgotten and always misunderstood.

It has been my experience that most conversations about Atheism or the inner workings of the atheist mind are awkward as it is usually incomprehensible to anyone on the “god squad” how a person can get through life, or even the day for that matter, without the guidance for some sort of supernatural power.

So, to contribute to the furtherance of understanding between those “that do” and those “that don’t, The Lang Report has borrowed a list of Atheist FAQs from our brother blogger, The Friendly Atheist.

• Why do you not believe in God?
  o There is no credible evidence, just like there is no evidence for Gods you don.t believe in (Thor, Zeus, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, etc).
• Where do your morals come from?
  o A combination of life experience, family, human nature, and the good sense to treat others the way I would like to be treated.
• What is the meaning of life?
  o There is no .ultimate meaning. to life. However, since we.re here, we can give our own life meaning through our words and actions.
• Is atheism a religion?
  o No.it does not require faith or belief. It can become dogma for some people, but it.s not a religion in the same way that bald is not a hair color.
• If you don.t pray, what do you do during troubling times?
  o When it.s possible, I try to take action to fix the situation. If that.s not an option, I talk to people I trust and hope that things will get better.
• Should atheists be trying to convince others to stop believing in God?
  o Yes, but not because of spite or to .ruin the party.. We should be encouraging critical thinking and intellectual honesty everywhere we see faith used as an explanation for believing something.
• Weren.t some of the worst atrocities in the 20th century committed by atheists?
  o Some of them, yes (Stalin was one example). But these people did not commit their crimes because they were atheists. Rather, the radical political/racist ideologies they held drove them to commit their crimes.
• How could billions of people be wrong when it comes to belief in God?
  o Truth is not subject to popular vote, just like the majority of people were once wrong about the Earth being flat or the center of the universe. Much of the reason people believe in some God has to do with their religious upbringing; our beliefs are generally passed down through the generations.
• Why does the universe exist?
  o Just because it exists doesn.t mean there.s a .why?. explanation to it. It simply exists, period.
• How did life originate?
  o We don.t know for sure yet. But the best current theories involve a selfreplicating molecule (which occurred by chance) that eventually evolved to become more complex through the process of natural selection.