because i view it differently.

jsh: of course the fear of the lord comes in when u see around us the power of nature. usually when i look at nature. i cant imagine that it all came about outta nothing so perfectly.

i beg to differ on the point that it "all came outta nothing so perfectly"
perfectly? hardly.

I am sure no theist would disagree that "god" was there in the beginning of time, that it was 'god' who created everything and so on and so forth.
now for that idea to be in sync with the natural history of our planet, you could in fact say that god did not in fact create humans as the first living things. and that in fact if Adam and eve DID exist, they would have to be bacteria, a microorganism. the first living things on the planet.

now would you call that the perfect most intelligent design? evidently not because here we are today. through natural selection, through evolution was this "perfection" achieved.

so i would not be in awe of god, for if it is so easy to dismiss millions of years of evolution and natural history just to automatically assume that god created humans halfway through.and that life will continue to evolve and change as time progresses.

change.. is the constant. so "perfection"? hardly.

atheism: unyielding despair
before u read this, please view the video

now this, is MY very own opinion. i am NOT speaking on behalf of all other atheist so do NOT generalize that all atheist feel the same way as i do.

i do not hold atheism as my religion. heck, the reason i am atheist is because i do not believe in religion as a whole. (contradictory or whatever, you get my drift)

i do not believe in a god, a divine being, an almighty, the creator, etc, etc. yes, i believe that this is the only life we will have, that when we die, we just die. there is nothing to greet me and nothing that awaits me. and this, according to theist, is a depressing thought and that i should probably be a sorry, miserable, suicidal person. (and will probably never write a good song)

but i tell you what. even though i know that i am a small and (probably) insignificant being compared in our vast and cold universe, these thoughts, this unyielding despair is not and will not be the foundation for my life.

i build my life on the foundation of the pursuit of happiness.
atheism does not define me and is in fact a fraction of what my life means to me.

cheers,

chuen

PSjust something i had to get of my chest. not written to perfection, but it get my point across i hope.

PPS the more i listen to that preacher in that video, the more i think he's just a load of hot air. all he is doing is repeatedly stressing on the point that there is noone to save atheist, noone to greet us, etc etc. louder. and louder.. again and again.