The Philosophy of Atheism
by Joseph Lewis
(Address Delivered February 20, 1960,
Over Radio Station WIME, Miami, Florida)
Good evening ladies and gentlemen.
This is Joseph Lewis speaking.
Although as a child I was instructed in the religion of my parents, I never came under the
spell of religious training long enough to so warp my mentality as not to be able to see
any other viewpoint.
I was never trained to espouse the cause of Atheism. I came to accept Atheism as the
result of independent thought and self-study.
I came to my conclusions after a full analysis and an impartial consideration of the
various religious creeds and the different systems of philosophy. In my study of the
different fields of thought, I found no philosophy that contained so many truths, and
inspired one with so much courage, as Atheism. Atheism equips us to face life, with its
multitude of trials and tribulations, better than any other code of living that I have yet
been able to find. It is grounded in the very roots of life itself. Its foundation is based on
Nature, without superfluities and false garments. No sham or shambles are attached to it.
Atheism rises above creeds, and puts Humanity upon one plane. There can be no "chosen
people" in the Atheist philosophy. There are no bended knees in Atheism; no
supplications, no prayers; no sacrificial redemptions; no "divine" revelations; no washing
in the blood of the lamb; no crusades, no massacres, no holy wars; no heaven, no hell, no
purgatory; no silly rewards and no vindictive punishments; no christs and no saviors; no
devils, no ghosts, and no gods.
Atheism breaks down the barriers of nationalities and, like, "one touch of nature makes
the whole world kin." Systems of r ...