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RE: Struggling Atheist
March 31, 2013 at 3:28 am
Welcome
Don't tell them until you have your own place. Then tell them all you want. I'm happy for you. You're still young and realize it was all a joke. Good for you, smarty pants! Welcome and have fun.
Pointing around: "Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, fuck you, I'm out!"
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"Let the atheists come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of heathens belongs to people like these." -Saint Bacon
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RE: Struggling Atheist
March 31, 2013 at 7:33 am
(March 31, 2013 at 2:13 am)Openminded Wrote: Believe me, I've tried to become Christian again. But its hard when everything they are taught and worship is something I just can't believe.
Careful, this kind of talk gets the fundies in a real uproar. Next thing you know, they'll tell you that you weren't
really trying, or something similarly ridiculous.
Hang in there. It isn't your fault that religion makes people so intolerant and cruel. As others have advised, once you're old enough and have your life in order, let them know. They may do all kinds of unkindly things out of "love" but if the family bonds are strong enough they'll get over it in time.
"Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts don't go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's in this century, but apples didn't suspend themselves in midair, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape- like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered."
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RE: Struggling Atheist
March 31, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Bravo young one! As you can tell by the outwardly obtuse responses by the annoying Christian on here, your gut instinct about that which is impossible to swallow is right on! I'm 28 and still avoid talks with my mother. She depends on Christianity and couldn't function without it. Some people are too weak in certain mental respects and just have to continue justifying it to themselves at any extent. No matter how contradicing or ridiculous it is. They just cherry pick and conform. You've found the conclusion that many older folks are too warped to accept because they would be admitting too much failure. They've been convinced for too long. Their guilt outweighs their doubt. It's actually very sad. Enjoy life through your newly found clarity! Welcome to the outside of the cave!
