A higher authority than the government
Discussion
shouldn't the highest authority be you and your own judgement?
Like dust in the wind?
is your opinion of yourself that low?
If an atheist thinks anything other than that, they are engaging in magical thinking. Outwardly pretending to be an atheist while unconsciously using spirit to stay in the game. Nihilism is the final and only destination for all honest atheists
I don't think so.
We all die and will become your "dust in the wind", but that doesn't mean that we can't be remembered for what we have said or done. Even a long time after we're gone. There are thousands of examples (good and bad tho) that humanity will remember for a long time.
"Our voices are opened graves, through which the never dead escape."