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RE: OMG
May 16, 2013 at 8:18 pm
(May 16, 2013 at 8:07 pm)ideologue08 Wrote: I think they say it because deep down they know God exists 
But I'm not joking when I say that some Atheists do invoke God in life-threatening situations, or in times of desperation, I guess they have nothing to lose in moments like that and their sincerity is very high at that point.
I would think that a god, if it exists, would know the genuine atheists from the theists and those who just "buy a lottery ticket" and do not genuinely believe in (their particular brand of) god, so I doubt atheists would be sincere, but instead merely expressing fear.
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RE: OMG
May 18, 2013 at 9:49 am
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(May 16, 2013 at 5:51 am)purplepurpose Wrote: Why in most unpleasant and most pleasant situations people say omg? Even if they don't believe in God.
Because we secretly believe in God, silly... we just don't like to admit it, even to ourselves.
On the other hand, I expect you use words like Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday even though presumably you don't believe in Tiw, Wodan and Thor. In which case, why do you use them?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
