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honest_atheist

honest_atheist

About Me

Atheists vary greatly in their philosophical views, and, consequently, in their perception of themselves and of their significance in the universe. Some, who are atheists, are too arrogant to believe in a god. I, on the other hand, am simply too humble to believe in one. I'm too humble to believe I was created in the image of a god. I'm too humble to believe there is some special place for my soul when I die. And I'm too humble to believe that some god created mankind, my kind, for his own glory. But I also feel that everything is even more amazing and special if it is true that there is not a god. What if there was no “creator?” What if life is merely here by chance? And how much more special is THIS life, if it is the ONLY life we get? Conversely, how amazing would the universe be if some god simply created it with the wave of his hand? How special would life be if some god simply creates it from dust anywhere, anytime? And how special is THIS life if it pails in comparison to some stupendous afterlife. I believe that all life we know is related. I believe that both virtue and aggression are innately human. I believe the majority of us are mostly good, but that some among us are more evil than not. And I believe that we shouldn’t need a reason, such as the approval of a god, or the promise a wonderful afterlife, to behave according to the values we know to be true. Those are a few of my philosophies on life and the universe. If you have thoughts of your own, that you would like to share, send me a message, and I will be happy to read them.

My Interests

Books:

  • Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy, by Thomas Sowell
  • Mistakes Were Made (but not by me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
  • Surviving The Extremes: What Happens To The Body and Mind At The Limits Of Human Endurance
  • Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, And Why
  • Uncommon Sense: The Heretical Nature of Science
  • Inevitable Illusions: How Mistakes of Reason Rule Our Minds
  • The Dark Side of Man: Tracing the Origins of Male Violence
  • Tripping the Prom Queen: The Truth About Women and Rivalry
  • The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation
  • Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought
  • The Science of Good & Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, And Follow The Golden Rule
  • Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters: From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire - Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do
  • The Agile Gene: How Nature Turns on Nurture
  • Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease
  • How Doctors Think
  • Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
  • The Dangerous Passion: Why Jealousy Is as Necessary as Love and Sex
  • Why Sex Matters: A Darwinian Look at Human Behavior
  • Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences
  • The Female Brain
  • Heroes, Rogues, And Lovers: Testosterone and Behavior
  • Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
  • The 48 Laws of Power
  • The 33 Strategies of WAR
  • The Art of Seduction
  • Narcissism: Denial of the True Self
  • The Pecking Order: Which Siblings Succeed and Why
  • Size Matters: How Height Affects the Health, Happiness, and Success of Boys - and the Men They Become
  • The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
  • Stumbling on Happiness
  • The Luck Factor
  • The Likeability Factor
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Social Intelligence
  • No Two Alike: Human Nature and Human Individuality
  • Status Anxiety
  • The Millionaire Mind
  • The Millionaire Next Door
  • The Promise of Sleep
  • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
  • The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
  • Criminal Minds: The Science and Psychology of Profiling
  • On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
  • The Most Dangerous Animal: Human Nature and the Origins of War
  • The Sociopath Next Door: The Ruthless Verses the Rest of Us
  • The Murderer Next Door: Why The Mind Is Designed To Kill
  • Gangbangers: Understanding the Deadly Minds of America's Street Gangs
  • Us and Them: Understanding Your Tribal Mind
  • The Lucifer Effect
  • Influencer: The Power To Change Anything
  • The Art of Deception: An Introduction to Critical Thinking
  • Critical Thinking: An Introduction, by Alec Fisher

    • My Blog

    Extra! Extra! Atheist Defends Christianity! Read all about it! =P

    Yep!  You heard right.  In wake of the recent political silliness, regarding non-christians, liberals, and amoral hippies being offended by the phrase "Merry Christmas," this is one honest a...
    Posted by honest_atheist on Fri, 23 Dec 2005 08:06:00 PST

    Five tips on how to avoid speeding tickets during traffic stops.

    Last weekend I got pulled for speeding and I escaped with a warning.  Ive been pulled five times for speeding over the years, and Ive gotten off with a warning the last three times.  Since...
    Posted by honest_atheist on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

    Nighttime Traffic Stops: Why they are different and how to handle them.

    Being pulled for speeding at night is significantly different from being pulled during the daytime.  Violent criminals are more active at night, and people drive while intoxicated more often in t...
    Posted by honest_atheist on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST