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Too young to be an atheist...
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 RE: Too young to be an atheist...
April 29, 2015 at 5:51 pm
(This post was last modified: April 29, 2015 at 5:55 pm by Alex K.)
I'm the one trying to pass as German, remember? So Treppenwitz it is.
Anyway. I've had JWs at the door only once in the past 10 years. They were a dream team consisting of a sharp looking young guy and a decrepit lady, and my apartment was on the third floor without elevators. I guessed that I was supposed to feel bad about sending the ancient lady away, but I did so anyway. Well, I told them that in this house we're strict atheists, and that was enough. At 30something, I was old enough to be a credible atheist, apparently.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
Doesn't quite mean the same thing, does it.
(April 29, 2015 at 5:55 pm)Chuck Wrote: Doesn't quite mean the same thing, does it. What means not quite what?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
As I was told, trappenwitz means things that turn out differently from expected, not a belated reparte.
(April 29, 2015 at 6:09 pm)Chuck Wrote: As I was told, trappenwitz means things that turn out differently from expected, not a belated reparte. It has indeed acquired that second meaning over the years, and I would say that it now is used for both.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
Never too young to be an atheist.
In fact we're all born atheists. The god concept needs to be taught. Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni: "You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???" 
Unfortunately, where I live solicitors aren't allowed. The one time JWs did come to my door, my gf stepped in front of me and shut the door before I had time to engage them... I was kind of disappointed. Shit like this always seemed kind of fun to me.
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza
I once had an hour-long debate with two JW's in my doorway. I'd recently been beating my creationist classmate over the head with the Book of Logic, so I was primed and pumped, and my talons were sharp. They were actually pleasant enough, we even shook hands after.
When the debate is nice, it's very nice. It's great for getting the mental juices flowing and you can have a civilised discussion easily enough. Still a shame about the mountains of dead bodies and foaming geysers of blood brought on by the tyrannical black shadow of theocracy both past and present, though. ![[Image: rySLj1k.png]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i.imgur.com%2FrySLj1k.png) If you have any serious concerns, are being harassed, or just need someone to talk to, feel free to contact me via PM 
I imagine that there are those people who can't wrap their head around younger people being atheists. I am sure that I will one day come across this situation seeing as how I am 21 but look extremely young. They probably just think that you are too young to make such a controversial decision…which is ignorant.
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