How do you tell people you are an atheist

[AthiestAtheist]

I have been grappling with this for a while. Namely how do you tell people that you an atheist without unnecessarily off putting them.

Since I know many Christians (even fundamentalist ones) in my life who are frankly better human beings than I am. I suppose I would be upfront and say I am an atheist, however in particular Australians done like blunt people very much.

Maybe some people can help me on how to say to people you are an atheist, without being too blunt or trigger an emotional reaction in them.

It depends on who. If it's a friend or family, you don't need to tell them directly, unless they ask you. Just let them figure it out by themselves. Telling them directly makes a big deal of it, which I never felt the need to do. I would say tell them, but only if there is a specific reason. If they want you to take part in a religious activity, tell them that you are not religious, and then don't take it any further than that, unless they do. I don't think it is something you should say just to say, because it is nothing to make a big deal out of.

Now, if it is somebody you don't really know, and it doesn't really matter, don't tell them. Unless it comes up in a conversation, which you might as well tell them. There is no point in hiding anything.

So I guess the ways to deal with it are kinda pretty much the same: no need to make a big deal out of it.

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Aussies aren't blunt?

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe I guess I don't know Australians, or maybe someone who isn't one would be more in a position to talk. I don't know. Has anyone not from Australia been there? Are they relatively not-blunt?

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Someone gives you hell, you get in that ass

You could have worded that better.