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Hi! My name is Åsa, and I'm an atheist.
I'm making this video to show that very often
an atheist is not a revolted youngster, who's going to change his mind one day.
Many times, atheists are older people
who became atheists after a lot of thinking,
a well embased reflection, through which they got to the conclusion that
they could no longer believe in somthing that didn't convince them.
Many people ask me how I deal with the matter of death.
That's one of the first questions they ask.
I'm not afraid of death.
I mean, I want to live as long as I can,
but I'm not afraid of what comes afterwards.
Because actually, the idea that there is nothing afterwards
is what brings me great peace.
I think that if there really was an eternity,
that would really be a nightmare.
I don't want to live for all eternity somewhere,
knowing that it will never end.
I think that would be horrible!
Another question people always ask is:
How do I know what's right and what's wrong.
That's really a bit complicated,
because atheism brings at the same time great freedom,
but it also brings enormous responsability.
We have to decide for ourselves what we're going to do.
Now, human beings have a wonderful capacity, which we call EMPATHY.
When people have empathy, you feel with others,
you capture the feelings of other people.
So, if someone is suffering, I'll do my best to relieve his pain,
because I wouldn't want to suffer along with him.
On the other hand, if I see someone being happy, I can feel happy with and for him,
and this also benefits me.
So, in the end, right and wrong involves
people. People are what really matters.
Collaborate with people as much as possible,
I think that's the most important thing,
and that's the guideline of my behavior.
There are no artificial barriers in this case.
For example, there's no dogma that says, or
I don't have to follow the dogma that says, for example, that homossexuality is a sin.
If I believed that, I couldn't have friends,
or I couldn't relate without reservations with friends who were homossexuals.
The way things are I can accept that person exactly as he is,
as long as he is, of course, a person of good character.
That's different from, for instance, having to tolerate people
who act wrongly, in ways that I don't agree.
But when I say "act wrongly", I'm talking about things that harm other people concretely.
I think only in that sense would I classify a behavior as being wrong.
But, that's all for today, I just wanted to show my face, for now.
Maybe we'll meet again, maybe not. [this was my first video]
We'll see. Bye!