Reply #17: I too am an atheist. And I believe we're all in this thing together. [View All]

[trof]

This relatively short period of consciousness we call 'life'.
I did have a Christian (non-fundy) upbringing, so that may be an influence.

But it just makes me feel good to help people.
So maybe I really have selfish motives?
Whatever. Others get to benefit from how I feel.
Lucky them.
:-)

Since I retired, I do volunteer work with our local environmental group, The Friends of the Library, and I've worked on a Habitat house.
I just like helping people out when I can.
Why not?
People have helped me.
Pay it forward works for me.

And some of the stingiest, bigoted, egocentric, pissant people I know are BIG church goers and professed Christians.
Like a previous poster said, she has an open mind, a little bit.
Just a crack.

All 'good' people aren't Christians, and all Christians are not 'good' people.
:grr: