Atheism and Secularism

Secularism is not discriminating between various religions and faiths by the society, and when this principle is applied to the State, it means freedom of all policies and matters of the State from all religions and faiths. This perceptional difference between the society and State creates a great contradiction as far as whole humanity is concerned. This is because of the religions and faiths being imposed on the humanity artificially to serve vested interests of a few. Conversely, the concept of atheism being quite natural to humanity supports secularism in both the sectors - society as well as State.


If the concept of religion were natural to the humanity, there could be no multiplicity of religions on the earth. In that case, that only religion would have been religion of humanism needing no atheism and no secularism. Multiplicity of religions also proves their falsehood. And this falsehood itself has given rise to the concepts of secularism and atheism.


Ensuring existence of a secular State has the greatest difficulty from religious/theists persons in political authority. They can't be free and fair to followers to all religions for their individual biases because a person is first an individual, then a family-person, then a social creature, and lastly a political authority. Since, the first three of these statuses of the person have religious biases, his/her fourth status can't be free from this bias. So very existence of theism and religions mars possibility of a secular State unless those in political authority are atheists.


A religious person may subscribe to secularism by recognizing everyone else's rights to follow faiths of their individual choices. But, the religious persons are regularly persuaded to be fanatic about their respective religions, and this influence, they forget rights of others and follow path of secularism. Conversely, an atheist is by own nature itself is certainly a subscriber of secularism by heart and mind. Other humanistic aspects that the atheists have above all creeds of religious people are discussed below.


Fairness without Fear
Some of the theists follow path of truthfulness for their belief that God is observing all their deeds and if they speak a lie, they shall be punished by Him sooner or later. Although such a fear is baseless, this has a sobering influence of these theists. This is good for the society in some way, but is not right from morality point of view. Doing something under fear is against human moral standards. Apart from these few God-fearing theists, all others know it in their heart and mind that the very concept of God is a falsehood and aimed at cheating others. Higher the level of theistic displays in the person, more is his/her knowledge about falsehood of the concept of God. This makes them more immoral than anybody else. Conversely, all atheists have no fears and are thoughtful and courageous persons. For these attributes, they stick to moral values and stay fair under all circumstances without any fear.


Unbiased Opinions
Atheists are free from religious biases and their multiplicities, so they have a higher possibility of having a free and fair opinion on any matter related to humanity. Because of an all-pervading influence of religions, a religious bias touches all aspects of life of a theist and prevents his/her mind to think freely and fairly as a matter of habit. Religious institutions add fuel to this fire against humanity. This also mars their thinking capabilities.


Truly Democratic
All religions of the world have evolved to be autocratic in nature and functionality in line with the imagined autocracy of God. Thus, in the realm of God and religions, there exists no possibility of a true democracy which is so far considered to be best system of governance of a humanity. Thus religions and theism bias the people in favor of anti-democratic autocracy which is against the evolved conscience of humanity to be democratic. It is only the atheists, who can afford to be truly democratic.


Free Thinkers
All religions are dictum of their prophets and divinities and no body is ever allowed to speak against them. Some religions even prescribe inhuman punishments to those expressing their free thoughts on God and religions. Thus, religious followers can never be free thinkers as a matter of their evolved natures of being religious. Conversely, all atheists are free to think and they practice it as a matter of their individual habits. For them logic plays the superior-most role in their lives which is part and parcel of thinking process.


Creative Beings
All arts and sciences are the most refined forms of creative expressions. Out of these, arts have limited roles of entertainment in human life while sciences influence every aspect of it leading the humanity to be more civilized and more creative. Religions are generally against scientific way of life and thinking and hence prevent scientific creativity in their followers. On the other hand, atheists are of scientific temper and they are atheists for their being of scientific temper and continuously nourishing this trait of theirs.


Neutrality and Arbitrariness
Freethinkers: A History of American SecularismHumans, for having the most developed intellect of all forms of life, must be guided by their own free conscience but the religions put social and parental pressures on each individual since birth and make him unable to make his/her free choice of faith. So, religious persons are reduced to less than the true humans with intellect. Conversely, the atheists are free from such psychological bondages and so are neutral in their decisions.


This drives the point that true secularism could be achieved through wiping out all religions from the earth. Further in that case, no secularism will ever be needed.