Experiences of an Atheist

So today I decided to change things up and write about some of my personal experiences and things that I have come across as an atheist so let’s begin. 

1). Semi-theist are you now?

So the first thing that I have seen countless times is people addressing themselves as ‘semi-theists’ and most of these people define the term ‘semi-theists’ as someone who isn’t necessarily religious but does believe in god. Now that is perfectly fine it’s just that semi-theist isn’t the term for it it’s agnostic. Many of the times people may also mix up semi-atheism with omnism or deism which I also find frustrating. So for the last time let me clear up this misconception. 

Atheist - Someone who doesn’t believe in the existence of God or gods. 

Deist - Believes in the existence of a supreme being, specifically a creator who does not intervene in the universe. 

Omnist - One that believes in all religions although it isn’t necessary for a omnist to practice or follow teachings. 

I do not blame people for not knowing the terms but now that you do know, try not to mix terms up. 

2). Hypocrite much? 

This happens all the time and I for one am not a fan of. So basically, I don’t like it when people believe differently according to the people they are surrounded with. For example, a person when hanging out with friends tells them he’s an atheist but around family he’s religious again. This is very frustrating and just goes to show that you have no confidence in you or your choices. I respect people who stand strong in their beliefs regardless of what it may be. So, if you do this, I probably don’t consider you as a friend. 

3). Misconceptions, misconceptions? 

So I don’t hate it when people ask questions about atheism, in fact I like answering their doubts because curiosity really shows open mindedness. But there are some questions that I find people don’t understand when I explain it to them so let me clear it up for the ones out there. 

“So are your loved ones atheist too?” 

No, they aren’t atheist. You see atheism doesn’t have to be a hereditary thing it’s all about beliefs. Our beliefs aren’t necessarily bound by our relations or bloodline. Everyone is entitled to an opinion and it is our duty as humans to respect those decisions long as the decision doesn’t harm others as well as the person taking the decision. 

4).Why Brag? 

This is just as much as annoying as the hypocrisy situation. A lot of the times I have seen people brag about their limitations in conversations and it bothers me to the core. First of all, bragging about limitations doesn’t make you look good or hardworking, it makes you look like a brat. If you don’t want to limit yourself then you have the option to not follow them anymore but people tend to ignore this. The best way I can put this is that people live in cages without ever acknowledging that the key to freedom is right in their hands. 

 I think that if you do believe in something, believe in it confidently without hesitation or doubt. Like I said before, I respect and like people who stand strong in their beliefs regardless of what it maybe. 

Basically I just wanted to say that bragging is not the solution. 


In the end, we all are humans with our own likes, dislikes, beliefs and ways to be ourselves. Our differences don’t stop us from being one it’s only that some of us choose to focus on our differences and the others focus on unity. So let me ask you this one time, which one do you choose?









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