Essay About Being An Atheist In The South

Being an atheist in the south can bring a lot of trouble and conflict. It is a viewpoint that is less accepted than most others. There are many misconceptions about what exactly atheism is. Some people believe atheism is a religion, but atheism is simply the lack of belief in a god, gods, deities, or any supernatural forces. The beliefs atheist have can vary from individuals and are generally different.
People who identify as atheist may have very different beliefs, but generally there are a few certain beliefs that are the same. One would be that they do not believe anything without empirical evidence. A lot of time this is what leads people to become atheist. They will see the flaws and lack of evidence in religion and slowly start to realize that religion may be wrong or does not have the right answers. Atheist do not believe in any supernatural forces either. They do not believe in an afterlife and usually just look towards science for answers. This does not mean they blindly put faith into science like religious people do in religion, but will observe and …show more content…
The south tends to be more religious and conservative. The people here are more closed minded towards anything or anybody that has different values from their own. It can be bad to be open about atheism because it can affect almost everything in your life. It can affect getting job positions, people’s outlook on you, your relationships with friends and family, and even school. I think the biggest thing it affects is relationships with other people. Growing up my mother practiced some kind of neo-paganism and my father was agnostic. In general they were very open about everything. The rest of my family though were all Protestants and extremely religious. After I told my parents I did not believe in God or any religion they were ok with it, but the rest of my family completely cut off all contact with