RE: Who do you tell you are atheist?
October 22, 2014 at 10:24 pm
(This post was last modified: October 22, 2014 at 10:27 pm by AceBoogie.)
I will be honest with ANYONE that asks me. I'm sure there could be some exceptions to this rule, but I have not ran into a situation where it would put me at a disadvantage to say who I am. If anything if I were in a situation like that, while I would more than likely still say it, I may say something like 'I'm not into the whole god thing' or 'I'm not religious.' I will never lie and say I believe in god or say I am a Christian.
Having a naturalist worldview is a pretty big part of my identity, as it is my 'worldview' therefore it directly affects how I act and react in a lot of ways. With that being said, being an atheist is definitely PART of my identity, but most of the time, in most situations, god is simply a non-factor in my life. The existence of god, or lack thereof, affects my life about as much as the existence of the easter bunny, or lack thereof, does.
Also if I hear someone talking down on someone else, or me, because of god or lack of morals or someone telling someone or me that they're, or I'm, going to go to hell. Not only will they risk being made to look stupid but they will also very possibly find out I am an atheist. And at times I can be a very militant atheist if provoked by the wrong jesusfreak.
With that being said all of my family knows, for the most part. If they don't know it's simply because they haven't asked or the issue hasn't come up. All my good friends know and if they don't know, they haven't asked, etc. To me there is absolutely nothing wrong with being an atheist so I feel absolutely no shame in telling people my views. I'm not going to try to 'convert' someone to atheism, but I will share my opinions. It's part of who I am an if it bothers you so much to the point where you dislike me for it, you're probably an asshole anyway.
Also I love telling certain people I am a Satanist, mostly for shock value.
Having a naturalist worldview is a pretty big part of my identity, as it is my 'worldview' therefore it directly affects how I act and react in a lot of ways. With that being said, being an atheist is definitely PART of my identity, but most of the time, in most situations, god is simply a non-factor in my life. The existence of god, or lack thereof, affects my life about as much as the existence of the easter bunny, or lack thereof, does.
Also if I hear someone talking down on someone else, or me, because of god or lack of morals or someone telling someone or me that they're, or I'm, going to go to hell. Not only will they risk being made to look stupid but they will also very possibly find out I am an atheist. And at times I can be a very militant atheist if provoked by the wrong jesusfreak.
With that being said all of my family knows, for the most part. If they don't know it's simply because they haven't asked or the issue hasn't come up. All my good friends know and if they don't know, they haven't asked, etc. To me there is absolutely nothing wrong with being an atheist so I feel absolutely no shame in telling people my views. I'm not going to try to 'convert' someone to atheism, but I will share my opinions. It's part of who I am an if it bothers you so much to the point where you dislike me for it, you're probably an asshole anyway.
Also I love telling certain people I am a Satanist, mostly for shock value.
“Love is the only bow on Life’s dark cloud. It is the morning and the evening star. It shines upon the babe, and sheds its radiance on the quiet tomb. It is the mother of art, inspirer of poet, patriot and philosopher.
It is the air and light of every heart – builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody – for music is the voice of love.
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
It is the air and light of every heart – builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody – for music is the voice of love.
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
