Atheos Published: 06/10/1999
Updated: 04/03/2000
WHAT ON EARTH IS AN ATHEIST?

by American Atheists

Do You Think This Is True?

  1. God is a myth. Humanity's future is in its own hands.
    True
  2. Prayers are what you say to yourself. Success in life depends on human effort and human help.
    True
  3. Humans are a part of Nature and have developed in it. If life has a purpose, it is human made.
    True
  4. When a person dies, his/her life is over forever. Only ideas can survive.
    True
  5. The church and clergy are in business for themselves. They have no more special knowledge about life than the average person.
    True
  6. The churches and the clergy beg for a living and grow fat. They should be made to account for every penny they receive and pay taxes like everybody else.
    True
  7. Birth control information should be available to all who seek it.
    True
  8. Blessings and medals are useless to protect against trouble of any kind.
    True
  9. Humans are responsible for what they do. Crimes (sins) cannot be forgiven by religious rites, holy water, or doing penance.
    True
  10. The time to live is now, the place to live is here, and the way to be happy is to make others happy.
    True

Do You Think This Is False?

  1. In god we trust. Humanity's future is in god's hands.
    False
  2. Prayers are heard by god. Success in life depends on divine help.
    False
  3. Humans were created by a creator. Their main purpose is to please god.
    False
  4. When a person dies, his/her soul goes to heaven or hell and stays forever.
    False
  5. The church and the clergy represent god on earth. They know what is best for you and have special powers.
    False
  6. The money collected by churches and clergy belongs to god. It is tax free and should not have to be accounted for.
    False
  7. Birth is an act of god. The bigger the family, the better.
    False
  8. Blessings and medals are most helpful to avoid trouble and prevent accidents.
    False
  9. All crimes (sins) can be forgiven by god or one of his earthly representatives.
    False
  10. Things may be bad in this world, but the next will be better.
    False

Enter Your Results

Total of TRUEs:
Total of FALSEs:
Add Totals Together:
Out of possible 20.

How You Rate

0 - True believer

1-5 - Early doubter

6-10 - Sanctimonious skeptic

11-15 - Hypocritical churchgoer

16-20 - Typical twentieth century individual that conclude things instead of believe in everything that is said, one of the 114 million people in America who do not go to church.

If you scored above zero, you are to some extent an Atheist on earsh, whether you admit it or not.

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