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Interesting, Chiel..I don't really know if my brother is agnostic or atheist..One of my brothers was not raised with us..He is Catholic, but I don't know if he goes to mass..Both my sisters talk like they are believers, so I assume they are.. We just seem to think it is a personal matter on my side of the family..My h family is the opposite The first thing out of their mouth is "Are you a good christian?"If you don't attend the church they belong to they will preach.
blue, that must make it rough.
I really don't know what most of the people in my real life believe, or not.
I think it's funny that it's such a focus here on CD.
I think a lot of the christians/believers here are much like you and the other atheists..They probably just don't discuss their belief or non beliefs as much in the real world..I don't discuss my beliefs in the rw unless asked, then I find it in my best interest to keep it down to a few sentences.
I don't know how my mother would react if I told her i don't believe magic Jesus will come down off the cross and anoint us with his magic basket of fish or whatever, but I think she'd be very disappointed so I just play along with all the simpletons in our family.
No I'm afraid I am always open about my Atheism and I refuse to accept that anyone who is reasonable could be offended by my lack of faith. Puzzled or even saddened perhaps but nobody should find it offensive so why should I pretend ?
I am proud of my Atheism and feel I have nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed of. If people have a problem with it , it is theirs not mine.
As long as you remain civil and do not preach either way I do not see how someone could have a problem with it.
I see it as a duty in way to be "out" regarding my Atheism. It means we become more visible and fundies have to start realising that actually we are no longer a small minority and that they better learn how to deal with it.
I find the vast majority of believers very reasonable about it and have had very few problems anywhere around the world ( Including Islamic countries) apart from of course the Deep South where reason and logic often seem as likely as little fairies down the bottom of my garden....
I am perfectly comfortable with my Atheism and have always been out of the closet. I have no intention of hiding my philosophy simply because some people might be too sensitive to take it.
Christians have to learn that we do not all follow the same tune and that some of us are perfectly fine without their god.
Trying to spare people's sensibilities to me just seems silly and goes against everything I believe in. As long as you are polite and friendly and do not offend I think anyone should be able to take the terrible news standing up !
Pandering to people's prejudices just seems rather counter-productive to me and means we never advance in terms of social "acceptance". Christians are not little dainty, fragile flowers to be shielded from the winds of truth. They can take it. Old or young.
I always voice my mind, not doing so would make me a hypocrite.
So when it comes to my opinion I’m a rebel with a cause.
Whether others appreciate this is not my concern.
The thing is that I'm not sure if I'm an atheist or not. Not that I care anywayz.
I think a lot of the christians/believers here are much like you and the other atheists..They probably just don't discuss their belief or non beliefs as much in the real world..I don't discuss my beliefs in the rw unless asked, then I find it in my best interest to keep it down to a few sentences.
I agree with this 100%. I never even bring up the fact that I'm an atheist and most people I meet never mention what they believe/don't believe, so I never know what they follow. Then again, I live in the Midwest. The south is a different story.
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The first thing out of their mouth is "Are you a good christian?"If you don't attend the church they belong to they will preach.
I always voice my mind, not doing so would make me a hypocrite.
Not that I care anywayz.
