I personally (and Many others!)have done good things for others...WTH does believing in some Sky Fairy have to do with that?? Did The Good Samaritan worship Yahweh?

Good guy or good person deeds. The key here is that if you do these things do not talk about them. It has nothing to do with gods or rewards and everything to do with you as a person. Secretly doing good deeds makes you a better person. Helping someone is good. Giving away all that you have makes you an idiot, so be smart and beware.

I don't understand the point you are trying to make. What is the question, if any, that you're asking? I am a non believer and I have always strived to live a life that harms nothing and contributes to the betterment of society.

I get so tired of this "good without god" nonsense.If people only do good deeds because they think they will be rewarded in the "hereafter" it worries me.

Do good because doing good is good. It's the right thing to do.

i do not do good or bad things because i am an atheist. i do whatever i do because i am a human being. i hope what i do is good. i don't exactly have an unbiased view. i kind of like me. but it has nothing whatsoever to do with religion or lack thereof, or with deities or lack thereof. the concepts are, to me, unrelated.

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I help people because I'd like to know they'd help me if I needed it and it's just the right thing to do. To be honest, it makes me feel good to help someone out, particularly if it makes a good difference in their lives.

If someone is walking up just as I've pulled a shopping cart out at the grocery store, I offer it to them. That kind of thing. I don't do organized volunteering because I'm not a joiner.

I work with and around too many religious people to believe that religion has anything to do with how many "good deeds" you do.

That guy must have been an ignoramus.

Why should an atheist or an agnostic go to church unless it's a special occasion for a friend or someone special? Good people are good people despite being religious or not.

Pulling good guy deeds?
(I'll answer that 'cause the rest of your posts is about something else. I don't see the connection.)
Anyway, my impulse to do "good deeds" used to be a lot stronger, frankly. Now it's leavened by being taken advantage a few times too often.
Not by doing the good deed, necessarily--though that has happened--but more often by, say, being betrayed by people I thought were friends.
Or in some other way being shown the dark side of human nature.
The counterpoint to this have been times I've been shown acts of kindness when I was 'down and out' and about to get REALLY hurt.
Looking back now, it probably wasn't ever as bad as it seemed, but it sure felt like it, and I think a person or two FELT the hurt was GENUINE and took pity on me.
So I use that as my guide when deciding whether or not to be a "good guy" and go out of my way to help someone.
Otherwise, I like to give change to panhandlers (been there), drop money in charity jars, and in general try to strike "grace notes" in my everyday dealings.
People recognize and appreciate someone making an effort to be a straight arrow without being showy about it.
Finally, it all gets down to this: contrary to what the bible says, I'm convinced most people enjoy following their conscience and doing the right thing, and they HATE violating their personal code of conduct and screwing people over.
Being a "good guy" is enjoyable, so I am one.

Just because you chose not to be religious , does not mean you can't be a good person . You can still chose to help others , both people and animals , without any expectation of receiving anything in return . If I may suggest , no matter your beliefs , you still have to live with yourself . It helps , if you like who you are .

There are lots of ways to do "good deeds" and participate in charitable work outside of church organizations. I regularly do things like give to beggars, often in front of people who wouldn't. I always say I would rather be a kind fool than a cruel genius. And last year I volunteered with people at my work to help families whose houses had hurricane damage with rebuilding. And I have volunteered independently with my wife and son at a local nursing home. And I used to volunteer at the library. And at no time has religion ever come up. If your good deeds are predicated upon public relations or improving the public perception of some group or its dogma, then you're not really helping others foremost - it's just a side effect of how you are helping something else.

"There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings." Friedrich Nietzsche

I was a peace corps volunteer. That has no political or religious bearing.

A person being a "good" or " bad " person has nothing to do with being atheist. You are, or, you are not..."pulling good person deeds" generally has different thoughts and motivations with different "type" of people.......some do good things, just to satisfy their own self image of being the type of person that does what is right......others do good things for what others can give them, or what they hope to get as a reward from others.

No church for me! The church is nothing but a damn lie! Catholics, protestants, baptists, methodists are all there to divide people and I am not falling for none of it!

I have no morals but I do have scruples and that makes all the difference.

Pulling!? Sounds like you're pulling a scam lol. Just help whoever needs help in whichever way you want to help. Atheism or religion has nothing to do with it. You do it because there are people who need help. Don't do it because it appeases some guilt or it makes you feel good or it helps atheism look good. Do it because someone needs help and you can provide it.

I'm truly sorry, but I don't understand your question. Are you asking about how we feel in general about doing good things despite lacking belief in a god? That's an odd question, because it smacks of theistic rhetoric akin to, "You can't be good without God." Or are you asking whether we wear our lack of belief on our sleeve when we do good works as positive public relations for atheism? I find that, too, to be an odd question, because I don't walk through my day constantly thinking about my godlessness. When I help someone in need, it never occurs to me to mention that I don't have religious faith. Can you clarify your meaning for me?