The world as I see it and the hope of something better...

We live in a world filled with natural beauty. Instead of showing appreciation for our earth and enjoying its irreplaceable bounty, instead of sharing it, we divide it up and the all mighty and powerful claim large pieces of land for themselves.  We fight wars over it, and destroy the earth and each-other in the process.  We are all born equal yet we all have rulers, lording their power over us and making decisions (usually the wrong ones) on our behalf. We live with restrictions and the constant threat of punishment if we step out of line, both in reality and spiritually.  We are restricted and denied freedom of thought by religion.  Science changed my life. It taught me to question the very fabric of life, it showed me another way, free from restrictions, free to think and surmise how the universe began without feeling guilty that God would be disappointed. I found Atheism. Atheism is the manifestation of the feeling of freedom. I now live my life by the simple rules of reason, truth and evidence and find this far more satisfying both personally and morally and certainly more intellectually stimulating than an unfounded belief in a creator for whom there is no solid evidence and the probability is stacked heavily against.