RE: Atheism WOW!
October 6, 2011 at 9:11 am
(This post was last modified: October 6, 2011 at 9:12 am by harsanity.)
(October 5, 2011 at 10:22 pm)aleialoura Wrote: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion...liams.html
I can't even fathom a land where the citizens think the disbelief in gods is a COOL thing.
I am not sure how I feel about that. I think people should be atheists because they have a true understanding and they don't see another viable, rational choice. That is why I'm an atheist, but what do I know?
Why are you an atheist? Did you start because it was the trend, and all the kids were doing it, and then get hooked?
I totally agree that atheism is cool, I just want it to be cool for the right, well-informed reasons.... and in America too.
Well, when I first started questioning god, it certainly wasn't cool. I lived in SE Georgia, the heart of the Bible Belt, and it was not a fun time. My friends were cool with it - we debated the subject, but they still loved me regardless. It was those who didn't know me as well as my friends did who weren't cool with it- and I guess one of my friends wasn't as cool with it as I thought? Word got around and I had a few people approach me about the subject. "Hope you like hell" and the like.
So, no, I am not an atheist because it's "cool". In my circle, it isn't cool.
