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What's the worst thing about being an atheist?

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What's the worst thing about being an atheist?
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RE: What's the worst thing about being an atheist?
March 28, 2013 at 10:53 am
I'm pleased to hear how considerate we are all toward those who actively believe in God. Certainly when someone is sick or grieving is no time to skewer them with hard questions or sarcasm (my favorite). But I think there are other times when a little tough love is appropriate.

I have a God-obsessed cousin who asked to be my friend on facebook. When her kid was sick, I let it go. But when she posted that "God was good everyone made it home from the airport safely." I couldn't help but reply how happy I was God didn't make any mischief for you this time.
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RE: What's the worst thing about being an atheist?
March 28, 2013 at 11:29 am
Well I guess the whole - there is no way to stay true to oneself all the time without coming off as a douche to others - is one thing I don't particularly like. What I mean by this is, when I was in the hospital the first time a woman started a prayer that she wanted everyone in the group meeting to follow along with. So I left the meeting, and no I was not pissed at her. Then at my last hospital stay I went to an AA meeting they were holding there one day because I was bored. At the end they all hold hands and do prayer, I stayed sitting.
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RE: What's the worst thing about being an atheist?
March 28, 2013 at 11:39 am
One more thing that annoys me about being an atheist is the way everyone looks at me whenever I tell them I'm a non-believer. Where a muslim or a buddhist wouldn't even get a second glance, people look at me as if I had a second head or something.
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RE: What's the worst thing about being an atheist?
March 28, 2013 at 11:55 am
I DO have a second head!! Wink
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RE: What's the worst thing about being an atheist?
March 28, 2013 at 11:56 am
Being an immoral, drug-addicted, punk rock Marxist nihilist.
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RE: What's the worst thing about being an atheist?
March 28, 2013 at 12:07 pm
Reasoned ethics prevent me from feeding Christians to lions.
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RE: What's the worst thing about being an atheist?
March 28, 2013 at 12:10 pm
(March 28, 2013 at 12:07 pm)cato123 Wrote: Reasoned ethics prevent me from feeding Christians to lions.
So, you wish you were the roman guy in your avatar... I see....
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RE: What's the worst thing about being an atheist?
March 28, 2013 at 12:30 pm
No holidays.
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RE: What's the worst thing about being an atheist?
March 28, 2013 at 12:46 pm (This post was last modified: March 28, 2013 at 12:46 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(March 28, 2013 at 5:06 am)Sagasa Wrote: Personally, the worst thing about not believing in a god is that I have no one to blaspheme against when I stub my toe on a chair.

Saying crap just isn't the same as condemning my sofa to burning eternally in hell for the crime of being in the wrong place.

What about you guys?

The humiliation of being classified as the same biological species as fundamentalists.
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RE: What's the worst thing about being an atheist?
March 28, 2013 at 8:06 pm (This post was last modified: March 28, 2013 at 8:07 pm by justin.)
(March 28, 2013 at 10:53 am)whateverist Wrote: I'm pleased to hear how considerate we are all toward those who actively believe in God. Certainly when someone is sick or grieving is no time to skewer them with hard questions or sarcasm (my favorite). But I think there are other times when a little tough love is appropriate.

I have a God-obsessed cousin who asked to be my friend on facebook. When her kid was sick, I let it go. But when she posted that "God was good everyone made it home from the airport safely." I couldn't help but reply how happy I was God didn't make any mischief for you this time.

Lmao what was the response?
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