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Who does an atheist lean on in times of trouble?
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RE: Who does an atheist lean on in times of trouble?
December 20, 2014 at 8:58 am
My fiancé, friends, a counsellor, family.

I'm lucky that I have a good circle of old friends and very lovely fiancé. Theyve allways been there to support me and I know they will always help if needs be, as I would for them.
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RE: Who does an atheist lean on in times of trouble?
December 20, 2014 at 9:54 am
Family, friends and my husband.
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RE: Who does an atheist lean on in times of trouble?
December 20, 2014 at 10:04 am
(December 20, 2014 at 7:00 am)strawdawg Wrote: I'm aware of who the Christians go to in times of trouble. Do atheist have a shelter? A place of safety? From what I've read and it's easy to look up atheist are far more likely to commit suicide than others . The atheist has no place to run.

I've fought in three war and a few shit-storms they never really heard about in the States. I never found a need to lean on anybody but the troopers with me and a few particularly hot nurses.
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RE: Who does an atheist lean on in times of trouble?
December 20, 2014 at 10:06 am
(December 20, 2014 at 10:04 am)Gawdzilla Wrote: I never found a need to lean on anybody but the troopers with me and a few particularly hot nurses.

Probably because noone else would understand anyway. My grandfather never talked about the war, which would have been the first one.
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RE: Who does an atheist lean on in times of trouble?
December 20, 2014 at 10:13 am
(December 20, 2014 at 7:00 am)strawdawg Wrote: The atheist has no place to run.
You mean we h-have to... =gulp= ...CONFRONT OUR PROBLEMS???
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RE: Who does an atheist lean on in times of trouble?
December 20, 2014 at 10:14 am
A wall? A chair? A bench? A post?
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RE: Who does an atheist lean on in times of trouble?
December 20, 2014 at 10:45 am
(December 20, 2014 at 7:00 am)strawdawg Wrote: I'm aware of who the Christians go to in times of trouble. Do atheist have a shelter? A place of safety?

As most everybody else has said, I have my girlfriend and close family and friends. And there is professional help available, also.

https://www.seculartherapy.org/

Quote: From what I've read and it's easy to look up atheist are far more likely to commit suicide than others . The atheist has no place to run.

The suicide rate for atheists is slightly higher than it is for theists. Your statement, 'far higher' is specious.

The suicide rate for the USA (85% theist) is 12.5 per 100,000 people per year.

Sweden, where the atheist population is about 80%, the suicide rate is 12 people per 100,000.

Not to mention, that most of the most secular countries have legal assisted suicide, so some significant percentage of suicides are probably performed because quality of life is just too poor due to illness.

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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RE: Who does an atheist lean on in times of trouble?
December 20, 2014 at 10:47 am
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RE: Who does an atheist lean on in times of trouble?
December 20, 2014 at 10:48 am
(December 20, 2014 at 10:45 am)Simon Moon Wrote:
(December 20, 2014 at 7:00 am)strawdawg Wrote: I'm aware of who the Christians go to in times of trouble. Do atheist have a shelter? A place of safety?

As most everybody else has said, I have my girlfriend and close family and friends. And there is professional help available, also.

https://www.seculartherapy.org/

Quote: From what I've read and it's easy to look up atheist are far more likely to commit suicide than others . The atheist has no place to run.

The suicide rate for atheists is slightly higher than it is for theists. Your statement, 'far higher' is specious.

The suicide rate for the USA (85% theist) is 12.5 per 100,000 people per year.

Sweden, where the atheist population is about 80%, the suicide rate is 12 people per 100,000.

Not to mention, that most of the most secular countries have legal assisted suicide, so some significant percentage of suicides are probably performed because quality of life is just too poor due to illness.

Excluding the parts of the US they believe in suffer do not take your own life god will do it.
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RE: Who does an atheist lean on in times of trouble?
December 20, 2014 at 11:14 am (This post was last modified: December 20, 2014 at 11:16 am by Gawdzilla.)
(December 20, 2014 at 10:06 am)abaris Wrote:
(December 20, 2014 at 10:04 am)Gawdzilla Wrote: I never found a need to lean on anybody but the troopers with me and a few particularly hot nurses.

Probably because noone else would understand anyway. My grandfather never talked about the war, which would have been the first one.

True, but I found that talking about made it easier. I stifled a lot for twenty years or so, but then I just decided that if somebody didn't like what I did they could go fuck themselves. Now I say that used to kill people for $247/month, before taxes.
(December 20, 2014 at 10:48 am)dyresand Wrote: Excluding the parts of the US they believe in suffer do not take your own life god will do it.

"God has a plan for you life, don't try to change it."

"If you pray sincerely to God he will change your life."

And so it goes.
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