RE: Is there really much difference?
July 2, 2013 at 9:40 pm
(This post was last modified: July 2, 2013 at 9:45 pm by pineapplebunnybounce.)
In my experience usually they subscribe to at least one or two things from their faith that atheists usually have no obligations to subscribe to. Like not eating pork for muslims. Prolife christians usually. It really depends from person to person, but usually, when you get to know them well enough, there are one or two aspects of their life that is heavily influenced by religion.
I knew a muslim who was indistinguishable from atheist in his behaviour, until one day he expressed on facebook that islam is right to champion child marriages and that as long as children express they want to marry an old guy that's completely fine. Another guy I know who deconverted into an agnostic, quite surprisingly refused to eat meat from nonhalal places. Even though he thought his religion wasn't true. So maybe we are all the same.
In terms of tolerance they usually are indistinguishable from atheists, I would agree with that.
I knew a muslim who was indistinguishable from atheist in his behaviour, until one day he expressed on facebook that islam is right to champion child marriages and that as long as children express they want to marry an old guy that's completely fine. Another guy I know who deconverted into an agnostic, quite surprisingly refused to eat meat from nonhalal places. Even though he thought his religion wasn't true. So maybe we are all the same.
In terms of tolerance they usually are indistinguishable from atheists, I would agree with that.
