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by Brian Braiker

A belief in God and an identification with an organized religion are
widespread throughout the country, according to the latest NEWSWEEK
poll. Nine in 10 (91 percent) of American adults say they believe...

Without spiritual values, the atheist is sunk. The conundrum of the
mind manacled, defiance based, spiritually sick atheist is this. They
need spiritual values to be at peace - yet their own defiance blocks
them from seeking and finding these values.

The atheist that only has a foundation of ego and hate will never find
peace. If any theist questioning their faith should wonder onto
alt.atheism, for instance, they could see this for themselves with
many spiritually sick example members and their projection of this
spiritual sickness and self hate onto others.

What is missing in these atheists lives?

Do they need to get religion?

Not necessarily.

As we see, many people claiming to be religious are just as bad off as
atheists or sometimes worse.

"People that practice religion are worried about going to hell -
people that practice spirituality have already been to hell and don't
want to go back."

Spiritual values is what they are short on.