"It seems that Atheism is basically the pursuit of nothingness"
Kid, theism/atheism are positions on the belief in god/s...
Nothing more/nothing less.
The rest of your nonsense is ignorant and baseless speculation.
"Morals are contrived and their[THERE] is no absolute morality."
Right on - I agree - well done, you ;)
“Every family, gang, tribe, nation, has rules of behaviour; all groups develop rules.
It starts in the home; you wouldn't spit on your mother's bed would you?
Were you told specifically not to or did you just work it out?
Surely it's not mentioned in bibel, huh?”
"Morals can't come from religion.
If you're religious you have no basis for claiming anything is moral, all you have is that some celestial father figure will punish you if you don't do what he says.”
Nearly EVERY single advancement towards morality (I.E: ceasing native genocide, freeing the slaves and women’s suffrage) was OPPOSED by the church and Christian organizations.
“Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told.
Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.”
There is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so… Bill Shakespeare.
Good-bad/right-wrong are in the eyes of the beholder.
I think Circumcision is barbaric - others don't.
I think Death Penalty is barbaric - others don't.
I think Child Marriage is barbaric - others don't.
I think Genital Mutilation is barbaric - others don't.
I think ALL Consenting Adults should have Equal Rights - others don't.
See?
EDIT
@@@ OP "Here is one study that stated that Christians (on twitter) were more likely to be happy than atheists. This can be considered some evidence that Atheism leads to unhappiness and a void of meaning."
LoLz
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. GBShaw.
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