The consciousness is not possible as long as one believes that his life is ordained by powers beyond him. Therefore atheistic outlook is indispensable for awakening the consciousness and the will for the real working of democracy. Without avowed atheism, democracy turns into a formality of the exercise of voting franchise without deriving benefits that are intended by it. The essence of atheism is the freedom of the individual. Freedom releases the immense potentialities of human imagination, initiative and effort that lay oppressed under theistic faith.
Free individuals feel masters of situations.
The mood of supplication and complaint, inherent in prayer to god and petitions to government, has no place in the atheistic way of life. Digitized and proofread by John R. Edwards. Permission to reprint in digital form obtained by Mr. Edwards from Lavanam, Atheist Centre, Vijayawada, India. This article may be reproduced in any form provided the article is not altered, and proper credit is given for publication, digitizing and authorship.