Don ' t eat the yellow snow <| sep |> Well I do want a God to exist , a god that would actually do something about the world full of suffering , injustice and death instead of letting it go on for not discernible reason . I have a desire to not die and if a God can be part of that it would be great . I would prefer the God not to be jealous , vengeful , cruel , or to demand worship and sacrifice . No I would not want a god who promises to set things right , I would want a god who just plain sets things right . Atheism is simply neutral on moral questions or on emotional ones , a rejection that a god exists no more affects one ' s moral views or psychological perspective than does a rejection of astrology . While theists often associate their morality and hope with their theology , atheists have other secular sources for these things . Hope comes from observation that humans can and often do take action to prevent suffering and death , that we are capable of improving our situation . We can get moral standards and values from inherent abilities for empathy and selfinterest in wanting a world with less suffering and death and forming human relationships with other humans . Yes , with atheism there is no should But if you want there to be less suffering for yourself andor others this leads to a number of shoulds .