This is the concluding of Brittany’s guest posts in the Different Perspective series. Neither side has proof that the other side is incorrect; it comes down to belief. I believe modern science provides a convincing and simple explanation of extraordinary beliefs; this is more convincing to me than assuming there is some higher power, and [...]

This is part of the continuing guest posts by Brittany in the Different Perspective series. I would argue that religions are desirable, in addition to rather inevitable and predictable. The idea of a divine protector gives comfort to people.  Being optimistic about the future is good.  People who are optimistic are more likely to survive [...]

This is part of the continuing guest posts by Brittany in the Different Perspective series. As an atheist, I have kept my beliefs to myself for a long time, because I was afraid what people would think about me. Atheists are one of the most disliked and least trusted groups in America according to public [...]

This is part of the continuing guest posts by Brittany in the Different Perspective series. The answer to my questions about God came in the form of the most wonderful boy I had ever met, and the most loving and accepting set of in-laws that I could ever hope for.  I had no reason not [...]

This is part of the continuing guest posts by Brittany in the Different Perspective series. Even as a small child, I had skeptical tendencies. As a toddler, I had to personally determine whether “hot” meant the same thing for fire, water, the furnace, the stove, candles, and the liquid potpourri. (I like to think that [...]

This is the first in the guests posts by Brittany in the Different Perspective series. Hi, I’m Brittany, and I’m an atheist. Sometimes, I really feel like my personal beliefs are a character flaw rather than an important freedom.  Maybe “failed Christian” would be a more appropriate moniker, because although I am an atheist now, [...]