RE: The diversity of Atheists
August 7, 2011 at 3:28 am
(This post was last modified: August 7, 2011 at 3:42 am by cdog.)
It's not awesome, you realize everything you lived for was wrong and you're not going to live forever/go to heaven. I don;t think people who aren't already skeptical of their religion are capable of abandoning it.
edit --- sorry too much wine i didn't read clearly
I don't think "coming out" is always a good idea, if you are surrounded by fervent christians, (especially if you're dependent upon them) they won't take it well. Most of my family is christian, and they know I'm "not religious" (ie i've been living with my girlfriend for 7 years) but I haven't gone out of my way to tell them I'm an atheist. If they bothered to ask, I'd be honest, but unless they confront my religiosity I'm not going to bring it up. They can go on pretending I'll see the error of my and come back to the fold, and I can pretend that they'll see the stupidity of their way and be reasonable.
edit --- sorry too much wine i didn't read clearly
I don't think "coming out" is always a good idea, if you are surrounded by fervent christians, (especially if you're dependent upon them) they won't take it well. Most of my family is christian, and they know I'm "not religious" (ie i've been living with my girlfriend for 7 years) but I haven't gone out of my way to tell them I'm an atheist. If they bothered to ask, I'd be honest, but unless they confront my religiosity I'm not going to bring it up. They can go on pretending I'll see the error of my and come back to the fold, and I can pretend that they'll see the stupidity of their way and be reasonable.
