Stupidly Hilarious Arguments

[Eilonnwy]

Yeah, this is a stupid argument. Why would someone turn to a fictitious being in a time of strife? Does your mother turn to Zeus or Apollo or Allah? If not, then she should understand why an atheist does not turn to her deity in a time of strife.

Obviously my mother doesn't see it that way. She goes to AA, depends on her belief in god for a lot of things, especially when things get tough. She thinks that believing God in your worst time is the only way to deal. I can understand the feeling, it's appealing and it comforts her.

She just doesn't understand that you can't force belief, that not believing in God when hell is all around you that it can be a clarity. Knowing you need to depend on yourself, be responsible and do what you can to get out of that situation, not pray.

I see my non-belief as a strength, she sees her belief as a strength.

It's an emotional argument, not a logical one. That's why she doesn't understand that it means nothing to me.