The Adventures of Jessica Sideways

I would like to make a disclaimer here and that is, well, I don’t speak for all atheists and not all atheists agree with my hard line approach to religion. Atheism is simply the disbelief in a god or goddess and it’s not just your god or goddess, it’s all gods and goddesses. That’s pretty much it, and it allows for a wide variety of opinion among atheists, even some atheists who believe in UFO abduction or some that believe in Leprechauns (technically, since Leprechauns and UFOs are not gods you can still believe in them without compromising the default status as an atheist). The only thing that binds atheists is the disbelief in any god or goddess and this is generally the only thing commonly shared by atheists. We have differing political beliefs, some are Republican and some are even Communists (oh come now, is that such a bad thing compared to what America is NOW?). We have differing beliefs in the ideas of morals or how to live our lives, even atheists in the same profession have different methods of going about doing the same task. But we are all bound by the disbelief in a faery tale god who supposedly wants to save everyone from a horrible fate that could have been prevented by him and was actually put into play by him. We act responsibly in our religious beliefs, not allowing superstition into our day-to-day lives.

I have my own opinions on a lot of stuff, and it is inevitable that my opinion will not match up with those in my circle. It happens, but unless society is not being harmed or threatened by a certain issue (such as anti-choice issues that were on the Colorado ballot and the anti-equality measures that were on the California ballot this year) or it threatens/harms me, I will not get too huffy on it other than on this blog. But here’s the thing, you can go to another website or do something else besides reading my blog should you get offended by views that don’t match up to your own. This website does not install any shit onto your computer and you can leave this site at any time you wish. When you comment, cookies are placed on your computer so that you won’t have to retype your info to submit another comment. But I don’t track you throughout your voyage on the Internet, you won’t get spam from this website and you won’t be automatically signed up for the newsletter if you should post a comment. You can continue to follow this website by following my Twitter account (new posts are announced on Twitter), through e-mail (via the newsletter) or simply through a RSS feed. But the choice to follow my website is yours and yours alone.

That being said, if you disagree with my opinions or my statements, you most certainly have the right to post something that says so or counters my points. If you want to comment on a blog post, feel free - unless it is extremely hateful and violates the rules (a link to the rules is posted on the top of every comment block). I usually approve all comments within 24 hours, but sometimes, it could take longer and if it is just a minor infraction (such as an Amazon affiliate link, etc), I will e-mail you about what it was and ask you to repost it. If that isn’t working for you, you can post on your own blog about my content and send a trackback. I generally approve all trackbacks, unless they are extremely hateful (see the rules) or it’s a splog. But either way, if you disagree with my opinions, you most certainly have the right to make a dissenting comment and it will definitely be posted here, as well as archived along with the rest of the content.

The point of this is that I don’t speak for all atheists and not every atheist shares my world view. So, when you read my website or read my content, don’t assume that all atheists are this way. In fact, well over 16% of Americans claim to have no religion so your closest atheist, agnostic or non-believer can be as close as your next door neighbour. And to my fellow atheists, I say, don’t be afraid to tell someone that you are godless and happy! People for some reason or another, get the impression that not having a god is somehow a bad thing, when in reality, it makes us more honest and human people.