The hardest thing for me is hearing about all of the troubles in the world that would not neccessarily exist if there were no religion. I do acknowledge that many problems would still exist and new problems would arise, but I still think the world would be a better place.

I suppose that if I were ever seriousely unhappy for a very long time I would consider suicide because there's not much reason not to, but although many people's thoughts of atheists are that they have nothing to live for... i find it very hard not to be happy being an atheist. It's true that nothing will really matter when we die, but we still enjoy doing whatever it is we do and most still find joy in helping others. And most serious atheists (those that aren't just people mad at god that their lives suck) are very interested in Science, Math, and Philosophy (which is why we're all in this forum) and I can't imagine anything else that could intrigue a person more and keep their spirits up.