Who does an atheist lean on in times of trouble?

[JuliaL]

. My grandfather never talked about the war, which would have been the first one.

Holy Schmidt Batman!
How old is your grandfather?

[Jackalope]

Personally, I put my faith in Dog.

That's not "faith".

And what you do with "faith" to that dog is illegal (in most states).

Oh, stahp.

[Tartarus Sauce]

Whoever happens to be in my leaning radius at the moment. Do not approach the Tartarus if you aren't prepared for it, he will go for the lean whether you're ready or not.

[Losty]

Whoever happens to be in my leaning radius at the moment. Do not approach the Tartarus if you aren't prepared for it, he will go for the lean whether you're ready or not.

You can lean on me

[Spooky]

I'm aware of who the Christians go to in times of trouble. Do atheist have a shelter? A place of safety? From what I've read and it's easy to look up atheist are far more likely to commit suicide than others . The atheist has no place to run.

Me. I have faith in myself. During tough times I can give up (Kill myself or some other bs) or push through it.

Want to know some super secret bullshit? You know the saying "There's no atheists in the foxholes"? It's crap. I've seen combat. You're too busy trying to stay your ass alive to pray.

I don't need a nonexistent fantasy to help me through a bad situation. I know from experience that bad situations will end.

[abaris]

Want to know some super secret bullshit? You know the saying "There's no atheists in the foxholes"? It's crap. I've seen combat. You're too busy trying to stay your ass alive to pray.

My grandfather fought in the trenches of World War I. And for all I know, he's always been an atheist or at least didn't care about religion. I was too young to ask him when he died, but he was jewish and I didn't even know what that meant till later, since there wasn't a single religious tradition being observed in his house.

I still have his diary covering the years 1914/15. Not one mention of god there, but lots about shrapnel rain, dirt and moisture.

[Cyberman]

My grandad never talks about his time in WWI. That's because he was killed at Fromelles in 1916.

[Spooky]

Want to know some super secret bullshit? You know the saying "There's no atheists in the foxholes"? It's crap. I've seen combat. You're too busy trying to stay your ass alive to pray.

My grandfather fought in the trenches of World War I. And for all I know, he's always been an atheist or at least didn't care about religion. I was too young to ask him when he died, but he was jewish and I didn't even know what that meant till later, since there wasn't a single religious tradition being observed in his house.

I still have his diary covering the years 1914/15. Not one mention of god there, but lots about shrapnel rain, dirt and moisture.

I bet that's an interesting diary to read. I would consider the lack of God in it to be rather telling.

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My grandad never talks about his time in WWI. That's because he was killed at Fromelles in 1916.

I am sorry for your loss sir.

[One Above All]

Mostly I do the same thing theists do: I talk to my friends. However, mine tend to be slightly less imaginary.

[thesummerqueen]

I have an amazing collection of friends that I've made through our local atheist & agnostic group. They've made all the difference in many situations ever since I started hanging out with them. Truthfully, this is no different than a religious person running to their church groups for help - we just don't use god as an excuse to help each other out.

Joe Pesci

That's a man who can get shit done.