RE: America is Tragically Soul-Sick
January 12, 2015 at 3:03 am
(This post was last modified: January 12, 2015 at 3:06 am by NathanHawks.)
PS @robvalue, this thread is me working out a thing in my perceptions of people, not me accusing you of being some exemplar of harm. I don't mean to pounce on you like that might have seemed at the end. And on that note, if we're from totally different countries, a lot of our contributing perspectives will obviously disconnect and some of what one will say, just won't be as immediately relevant to the other, as befits a fully engaged conversation. I appreciate the welcoming amount of time you've given my thoughts 
It is virtually illegal to be an atheist in my country. My generation (I'm 38) thought it was getting better, but then we became an evil theocratic empire, and atheism is once again becoming thought of as the terrorist side of the liberal spectrum. So, "beaten-down" does not begin to describe.
(January 12, 2015 at 3:02 am)robvalue Wrote: I have to say, I have not once encountered an atheist who says any of those things at the end. I feel sad that you must have encountered some really beaten-down atheists. I can't imagine what it's like living in the nut house of xianity though. Maybe you could start an atheist support group for other local sane people?
I'm not trying to say you're wrong, just that my experience has been almost the opposite. Which is good, right? And sure, I wasn't encouraging long periods of adjustment after religion, just saying I can understand how it could affect someone. I'm still mentally damaged from my childhood, not from religion, but I can sympathise.
It is virtually illegal to be an atheist in my country. My generation (I'm 38) thought it was getting better, but then we became an evil theocratic empire, and atheism is once again becoming thought of as the terrorist side of the liberal spectrum. So, "beaten-down" does not begin to describe.
