Far from being selfish, angry low-lifes, all the atheists and humanists I know (allowing for minor individual differences in family situation and personality) hold down 9-to-5 jobs, have stable marriages, are devoted and involved parents, spoil their pets, value education, pay their taxes, join the PTA, tip generously at restaurants, bring food to the Thanksgiving potluck, exchange gifts at Christmas, help their friends and family when hardship strikes, donate to charitable causes, vote, volunteer, attend jury duty, support local businesses, host meaningful weddings and funerals, feel passionately about several political and social issues, get along with religious coworkers and neighbors, support and provide for elderly parents, and maturely navigate existential crises and tragedies like cancer and unexpected loss.
Rebecca Baumgartner