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RE: New here..need to rant!
March 14, 2015 at 2:53 pm
Welcome!!
Most of the time, I think it's fun to have those kinds of conversations, but sometimes, I'm just not in the mood. A couple days ago I was on my way into work and as I was coming out of the gas station some dude came running at me with a bible and a pamphlet and asked me if I was interested in hearing a message from God. I wasn't in the mood, it I were, I'd open it up with a statement like "Sure, which one talks to you?" But Instead, I used my closed-off response, and left it to percolate "No thanks, I'm not superstitious."
I think it that religious people don't think of themselves as "superstitious" and I like to let them know that's exactly how they appear. I've got a 5 year old, and I feel the same way. I teach him about all myths, not just Christianity. By the time someone like Godschild attempts to molest his mind, he'll be prepared...
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RE: New here..need to rant!
March 14, 2015 at 3:03 pm
Hello Kiki!
Welcome to Af.org! I hope you find some relief here.
I am in the Buckle of the Bible Belt here in Middle TN, and I feel your pain. People just automatically assume that everyone thinks the same way you do. They don't really know what an atheist is, most really just know what they know from the dolt on the dais on Sunday.
For what it's worth, I do think everyone should be exposed to religion, from a neutral standpoint.
"There remain four irreducible objections to religious faith: that it wholly misrepresents the origins of man and the cosmos, that because of this original error it manages to combine the maximum servility with the maximum of solipsism, that it is both the result and the cause of dangerous sexual repression, and that it is ultimately grounded on wish-thinking." ~Christopher Hitchens, god is not Great
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RE: New here..need to rant!
March 14, 2015 at 5:06 pm
Welcome aboard.
Enjoy your stay and keep ranting!
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RE: New here..need to rant!
March 14, 2015 at 5:10 pm
Hiyas.
What your boss did was inappropriate. If he continues this sort of behavior, you might wish to bring it to the attention of his boss.
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RE: New here..need to rant!
March 14, 2015 at 5:16 pm
Hi Kiki, welcome to AF.
Ranting is viewed favorably here. You have a lot of company.
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RE: New here..need to rant!
March 14, 2015 at 5:41 pm
Train your children to laugh uncontrollably when an adult talks about religion. They'll quickly get the hint.
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RE: New here..need to rant!
March 14, 2015 at 6:20 pm
I brought up both of my kids to be atheist and to question everything. I was surprised when one told me that he had been going to a christian group at university until he told it was so he could get free food!
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