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Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest?
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Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest?
Hey there,

I'm new here.

I was wondering if I could have your views/opinions on this?
Basically, I've never read the bible, I've never been to church (apart from weddings/funerals and when I was dragged along a few times as a kid) and I've really never made any effort to really look into anything religion-based, but I just don't believe what I've heard. I know the basic story that there's a God who made the Earth bla bla bla, and he had a son who killed himself for our sins ... you know.

Is it hypocritical of me to be an athiest when I've never properly looked into Chrisitanity?

Thanks.
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#2
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest?
Wha? For not being indoctrinated? Nah. Call yourself lucky you hadn't that stuff pushed up your ass when a child, literally for catholic choir boys.

Oh, and Welcome
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RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest?
I agree with LP. Lucky you, who never got indoctrinated. Keep at it Big Grin

And welcome to AF! ^_^
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura

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RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest?
(October 6, 2013 at 3:59 pm)Cheese-Is-Christ Wrote: Is it hypocritical of me to be an athiest when I've never properly looked into Chrisitanity?

Only if you think it's hypocritical to be an atheist without having examined every single god claim ever made.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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#5
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest?
There's just no pleasing some people is there.

On the one hand we have those that have taken years to rid themselves of indoctrination and the free themselves from the shackles...

No - seriously - welcome on board - there is no exam and no minimum pass mark to be an atheist any more than there is to be a christian.

(interesting - my spell checker wants to capitalise christian but not atheist - bias?)
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RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest?
(October 6, 2013 at 3:59 pm)Cheese-Is-Christ Wrote: Hey there,

I'm new here.

I was wondering if I could have your views/opinions on this?
Basically, I've never read the bible, I've never been to church (apart from weddings/funerals and when I was dragged along a few times as a kid) and I've really never made any effort to really look into anything religion-based, but I just don't believe what I've heard. I know the basic story that there's a God who made the Earth bla bla bla, and he had a son who killed himself for our sins ... you know.

Is it hypocritical of me to be an athiest when I've never properly looked into Chrisitanity?

Thanks.

Nope.

You would be a hypocrit if you were an anti-theist (someone who opposes religion and not just simply rejects it). Since being against something always requires some knowlege about that what you are against.


Guten Abend
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RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest?
(October 6, 2013 at 4:07 pm)max-greece Wrote: (interesting - my spell checker wants to capitalise christian but not atheist - bias?)

Integrity.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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#8
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest?
I do recommend that you educate yourself on religion. Not just Christianity, but all the world's religions, including Buddhism and Paganism. Knowledge is the ultimate vaccination against religion.
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#9
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest?
Welcome and enjoy the forum.
Following in my predecessors' footsteps
Is it hypocritical to be an atheist when you never considered:
- Animism
- Druidism
- Classical Egyptian
- Classical greek
- Classical Roman
- Viking
- Hindu
- Islam
- Jewish
- Christian
- etc.... there have been more than 2000 gods in the history of mankind... who has the time to consider them all?


Besides, you have no belief in any of them. That's one of the definitions of atheist.
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#10
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest?
Hypocritical - No

Fortuitous - Yes

Welcome
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