The lazy atheist

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"It should be easy to be an atheist, since all you have to do is not believe in God. But here’s the thing — it’s really hard.

The not-believing isn’t the problem. There are a thousand good reasons for deciding that God was created by humans, not the other way around. But like not breathing or not stopping at a red light, the problem isn’t the act itself — it’s what happens next.

Tell your mother-in-law or boss or boyfriend that you don’t believe in God and suddenly everything becomes complicated..." 

Dale McGowan, The Meming of Life » 2. The lazy atheist Parenting Beyond Belief on secular parenting and other natural wonders