Social Functions

[Godnose]

Whenever I start a new topic, I genuinely do intend it to be a proper discussion - in fact that's the whole proper reason what I came to this site for.

Prove it.

I'm telling you.

It's impossible to prove it. I can only try my best, and if that ain't good enough, so be it. But I shall keep trying until I ... stop.

Even then, I might start again... if you're lucky

Just because the support you get doesn't come from atheists does not mean that atheists do not provide the same support.

Can't find any round here (I mean where I live - not referring to the forum)

The question you posed is whether there is something religion provides that secularists do not and the answer is no.

I disagree, that's not "the" answer, it is "an" answer (yours). There may well be others, as it's a matter of opinion.

...You came in here (apparently) with the idea that atheists are assholes ...

Well, that is incorrect, as far as this forum is concerned (although I have experienced similar weirdness from atheists previously in the "real" world). It is an opinion that developed as I was here, and only regarding particular atheists, not atheists in general. Furthermore, it is as yet only a fledgeling opinion, as I do recognize (really) that I am a particularly cantankerous git - always have been.

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They seem to think if you aint been to university or can't talk in some kind of clever speak then you got no right to be an atheist - but still not allowed to be religious of course.

That is an incorrect assessment.

Well that's how it feels. If I get the wrong impression I'm sorry about that. It's probably partly inter-cultural perception - different rules apply in different countries. Basically, I can only ask you to take it on trust that I don't mean bad, and I guess I also have to work harder at believing you lot don't either. If I'm going to hang around that is.

instead of doing your best to put people like me down all the time you should be bending over backwards to welcome us into the rarified air of your blooming company. Cos its only when the ordinary folks change that any real social change can take on.

We are ordinary folk. That being said, speaking for myself, bending over backwards isn't my style. It is up to you to be able to handle social situations.

Yeah. I've always been crap at them. I was the kid always left over when they picked the teams. Boo hoo!

(and I wasn't even fat or particularly spotty or anything)

I'll not hold your hand.

Rejected again!

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I live in the UK; I understand the phrase, but it's one of those which makes little actual sense. Like I said before ...
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... taxes.

Yeah, I got it already. I don't mean to seem offensive, but it seems a bit nit-picky to me. You knew what I meant, so why not simply accept it on that basis? [that question's a rhetorical one, BTW - I mean, I realise you almost certainly realised that. However, I'm finding it increasingly difficult to figure out precisely which I's and T's require dotting and crossing...]