Guy reveals to his mother he's an atheist

[dry land fish]

Oh yes I found this video earlier this year. I watched it over and over and laughed my ass off.

[fr0d0]

Well isn't all that pure semantics, as I began by saying. Yes belief requires a train of logic to arrive at a decision.. it is a decision nonetheless.

You try too hard to equate it to something dissimilar, like belief in something tangible. Like the nose on your face. You will excuse this absurdity by claiming exclusivity, like belief HAS to be only in tangible things... and around and around that old roundabout we go.

I could hate believing what I do. People don't choose persecution or imprisonment or death because of their beliefs I'm sure. They always have the choice to lie and get away with it. People believe to that extent because they're that sure that they're right.

If belief isn't a choice, then was I born believing in the Christian God and found the bible to reiterate what I believe? If I was then was everyone? You are of course a believing Christian but in denial. You deny the truth of it, and some day maybe you'll realise and say that you believe. Would the realisation be a choice? A change of heart? Would you choose to do what's true to you over what isn't true to you?

Bottom line. Christianity is a choice. It's defined as that in Christianity. God shines his light on you and you have the choice to accept or deny it. This is a Christian POV. We're talking Christianity here, nothing else. Zen Bhuddism is interesting sure, but that has nothing to do with the subject in hand.

[Rhizomorph13]

My favorite part of the video was when she towered over the boy and threatened not to give him presents on Christmas. How stupid is that huh? Santa brings him the gifts, not Jesus!

Oh, and Fr0d0 and EvF; you guys need your own thread to piss and moan the same crap back and forth. We all get it guys; Fr0d0 asserts that there can be no evidence for god and EvF says, give me evidence. Click new channel please!

Rhizo

[fr0d0]

I agree Rhiz. I'll go create a thread now.

[downbeatplumb]

You can get your cats to play keyboard!!

Come here Smudge.

[chatpilot]

I know I am a little late but I just saw this video today and thought it was a riot.On a more serious note it depicts what some of us atheist go through when we reveal our religious or non religious beliefs to our families.I did not think that his mom was very Christian when she said "so you don't believe in God?Give me a fuckin break!!

It was even worse when she ruled that they will start going to church all the time.I feel for the dude,now that cat can play keyboard pretty good lol.My family still don't accept my convictions to this day but they know better than to engage me on my atheism.I tend to get a kick out of showing them how ignorant they are about the faith they proclaim and the bible they know nothing about since none of them bothered to ever read it.