Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy!
Atheists feel compassion, empathy, and social responsibility as much as anybody. We don't think those feelings come from God -- most of us think they're part of our evolution as social animals -- but we don't need to believe in God to feel these feelings strongly, and to take them seriously. Pass it on: if we say it enough times to enough people, it may get across.
You missed out "gratefulness" and "awe/wonder at nature".
Posted by: Colin | December 24, 2009 at 12:31 AM