RE: Atheists are so misunderstood :(
July 26, 2014 at 6:22 pm
(This post was last modified: July 26, 2014 at 6:22 pm by ManMachine.)
(July 26, 2014 at 11:13 am)Deidre32 Wrote: I'm grateful that this site exists. Atheists are so misunderstood, it's mind boggling.
Religion is the problem, not atheism.
Read an article in USA Today that in the US, atheists are as distrusted as rapists. I'll post the link later.
Where do they get their facts?
Sorry to ramble. I just needed to come to a place where you all GET IT.
Thanks for letting me vent! <3
Come and live in the UK, experience a truly accepting society for atheists.
MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
