Spreading atheism brings more benefit to an individual or to a society than not spreading it.

Hi there, This is my very first debate too and i decided why not take up the challenge :) i do apologize in advance if my style of debate seems amateurish, so here goes. Before i begin, i would like to affirm the motion stated above that i do believe that spreading atheism definitely brings more benefit to an individual or to a society than not spreading it. The idea of spreading knowledge Atheism like many other forms of philosophy is a valid form of knowledge in its own way and like any other theories, can be true or false. And knowledge by itself is important, the more educated or the more exposed a man is to a specific issue or topic. His/Her mind broadens, gaining new perspectives. We flourish through education and understanding, as long as there is chance for the statement to be true. Take for example the model of the atom, a long time ago people discovered the existence of atoms and the concept of it. therefore the first atom model was created = only one ball. and people who lived in that era, perceived it as knowledge! a form of truth. but guess what? later on a new form of particle called electron is discovered within the atom! so the model was updated and people from that era perceived the 2nd model to be the "truth" http://www.timetoast.com... What i am trying to get at here is the idea that even though the first atomic model was far from the model we have today (which possibly even completely accurate yet) but because of that 1st model. The 1st step in understanding the subject was made and it would flourish from there. we know it was just a theory (could be true or false) but the important thing is that there was a chance for it to be true, even the slightest. People grow from knowledge, we evolve, we think, we are curious in nature. The major reason in the past few decades (or possibly centuries in different regions of the world) science, philosophy, technology has advanced so much is because of education! we inform people of theories, concepts, ideas of different sorts. And of course, this in turn benefits us! With more education, we understand what we initially could not grasp, we exceed the limits we were told impossible and this is all because : We are informed. To be informed is so important, i cannot even stress it with my own words. Atheism should be spread as a form of information/knowledge like many other concepts of beliefs and it will be up to the people themselves to decide themselves as to what is true and what is false. Knowledge should always be provided as it gives room for nourishment and growth, people should question themselves and decide themselves as to what they think is right or wrong. This character of human nature is what makes us so unique today, deciding ourselves as to what is right or wrong, making us unique individuals. I would like to also mention that Atheism is healthy in a way that it creates doubt. Doubt is always good in life, one can never be too sure about anything. Ironically, atheism actually helps religion in a way and allow me to explain. You see, religion is based on faith. unconditional trust in a way if i may say. If the idea of atheism is spread, people would actually understand that there is in fact a possibility that there is no god/deities/higher power, etc. This in turn causes a room for doubt and it is important that a believer in religion should/must have no doubt in his/her own religion. If a believer is informed and understands the idea of atheism (not necessarily accepting it) and stills have complete faith in his/her own religion, that shows a great sense of commitment and will be much more beneficial for the believer and the religion. The important question here to note is that what is the point of having faith in something that a part of you don't believe in? In this sense, atheism actually strengthens and separate true believers and those that are not. With the spread of atheism, people can define their own personality and beliefs much better. People deserved to be informed of different sorts of ideas and knowledge. I hereby rest my case and would like to again apologize if the argument seems sloppy or amateurish as no research was done and this is just a piece of my mind. Constructive criticisms will be highly appreciated and noted. Thank you for taking your time to read my side of the argument