(December 20, 2011 at 6:14 am)Shell B Wrote: In my life, I have not been personally persecuted as an atheist, in general. However, it does nothing for my sense of well-being to see stuff like that.
There was one instance where a family member made me feel uncomfortable. An uncle by marriage was giving a speech at my grandmother's memorial party. He was talking about how they would all see her again. Being the only outspoken atheist in my family (my father is an atheist, but does not talk about it, out of boredom with the topic), I was a little peeved when he added, "even those of you who do not think so." or something along those lines. Yeah, like you don't think I'm going straight to hell.
I've also had no problems, it's quite easy going over here. I know my uncle asked if I'd be interested in being a priest. He's the one religious nut in my family. A JW. He didn't know that I'm an atheist. He knows now mind. He just doesn't speak of it, keeps it to himself which is good.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
