RE: Ever hear a christian say something so stupid.(Horror stories here)
September 4, 2013 at 12:41 am
(September 3, 2013 at 7:12 am)mostlysilent Wrote:(September 2, 2013 at 8:07 pm)pineapplebunnybounce Wrote: LOL really?
I think I should start saying I'm an atheist more, seems like I've missed a lot of fun reactions by saying "I don't believe".
You often times get a much different reaction to saying the actual word "atheist" than you do to other variations like non believer, etc. People seem to have a much more visceral reaction to that particular label.
I realize this, which is why I don't use it. I don't like discussing religion with people who would fly off the handle because I call myself and atheist. So when I say I don't believe, I safely avoid all these discussions until I know them better. Even then, usually it's them who bring it up. I have little interest in discussing religion with my few religious friends, who are mostly muslim, because I was raised not to, due to it being illegal to proselytize to muslims (and laws are liberally interpreted) where I grew up.
