(August 7, 2017 at 5:05 pm)Thegoodatheist Wrote: Hey Everyone!
I wanted to come on here because I wanted to get some opinions
I never grew up very religious (although my family did celebrate christmas), but in my teens I considered believing in God and got very serious about being a Christian. I even was a Mormon at one point.
During that time I dated someone and he was atheist. He was the first atheist I date and he grew up as an atheist.
We discussed how important my faith was, but thankfully and eventually since we were dating I decided to look into what he believed (or rather didn't believe). I got a ton of books on atheism and read about it. About a year after we dated I decided to go with logic and abandoned my belief in God. It was probably the best thing I decided to do. Two years ago I started college and am still in college. I am 29 now and after a long time devoting myself to magical crap I became a logical person. Education only helped me become a more logical thinker.
I am still with the same man and we're engaged now. Going to be 4 years together soon.
What I'm curious about is the fact that I still cling to the idea of traditional marriage and traditional gender roles. Me and my fiance have always lived in a traditional relationship. He makes a good income and I go to school. I clean and cook, but I enjoy doing things like that. As a Christian I always had a basis in God for how to behave in a relationship and be a good girlfriend (or soon to be wife).. now that I am a non believer I still believe in traditional roles but I've taken God out of the mix.
I am wondering if there actually exist atheist like me. Are there Christians who turned atheist and still believe in traditional gender roles? I can't find anything online about a conservative atheist or an atheist who have traditional roles.
To me it's clearly possible to be a traditionalist (even if you're female) and not be Christian
Just like it's possible to be an atheist with a moral compass
Of course there can be socially conservative atheists. Just like there can be economically conservative atheists.
But if you are going to talk about it I can point out in a few words why both are just as bad as any theist bullshit.
1. My life is none of your fucking business as far as social issues.
2. If "fuck you I got mine" worked on economics Somalia would be a world power.
Why would you want to believe old bullshit and simply adapt it because someone sold it to you?
If you cant handle a female wearing what they want, or making more than you, or even supporting you financially what do you want me to say? You are just as bad as any right wing theist.
If you think that by a liberal theist or liberal atheist on ECONOMICS is claiming we want a nanny state like Stalin or Cuba what do you want me to say to that? I cant tell you flat out it would not be, "You got us". No my response would be "FUCK YOU".
I could give as shit less who pays the bills or who wears what, as long as it works and the parties involved consent. No, I do not think that the rich deserve to dictate economic policy but no, that does not make me anti private sector.
Yes I have seen both socially conservative and economically conservative atheists in my past, and unfortunately they do exist. But if you think I am here to coddle your insecurities, you are barking up the wrong tree.
