Dale Mcgowan's Article 'The History Of Atheism'

“Atheism, a love story” Some people think that Atheism is a new thing, but, as Dale McGowan said in his Article “The History of Atheism”, the reality is that Atheism is as old as any religion. From the moment in which a religion existed there were people that questioned the principles of that religion. This people haven’t always spoke their minds out laud because there have been moments in history where being an Atheist have been quite dangerous. The notion that Atheism is a new thing is maybe the consequence of the way we live our life now a day, where nobody is going to be burn for not believing in God. This doesn’t mean that coming out of the closet doesn’t have social repercussions, but that is another story. But first thing first… What is Atheism? Atheist, according to the Merrian-Webster dictionary is defined as someone who believes that there is no deity. In other words, Atheists don’t believe that there is a God or any supernatural
In the article Becoming an Atheist in America: Constructing Identity and Meaning from the Rejection of Theism by Jesse M. Smith, he found out that, at least in America, every Atheist that he interviewed came from a religious background, so it will be logical to think that some of that education remains in them and that is something that, both, Theists and Non-Theists have in common in this country. The idea that Atheist are bad people it doesn’t make much sense to me. If a Cristian live his entire life doing bad things, but at the end he repents, he would be accepted in Heaven. Atheist we don’t believe in Heaven or eternal live, so the time for doing good or bad is now. At the end there is not going to be repent, but only regret if a life was lived doing bad. I’m not saying that there are not bad people that are Atheists, the same that there are bad people that are Christians. I’m saying that being good or bad has nothing to do with your religious