Anger prompts me to blog!

[pipinghell]

I had the whackiest, craziest shit happen at work today.

There's this little statistic, atheists are the most mistrusted minority in America, and I guess I never believed it. Probably because the people who know I'm an atheist don't give a shit. It was like a Christian shitstorm at work today

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[stormshaman]

I....I just....fuck me running backwards up a hill, no wonder the world is so fucked in the head.

[pipinghell]

You always hear about this shit, but it hits home sometimes.

[arami]

Geezus, I'm sorry but wtf?! It makes me feel very very bad to be Catholic and I feel the need to apologise to you on that behalf *G* I honestly couldn't tell you why they are so frightened. I do know if they weren't the world would be a better place. But the people like this who are so unwavering in the possible idea of there being any other explanation, they scare me.

*sigh*

[pipinghell]

You should feel very very bad to be a Catholic ;) No, I kid. Crazy though, huh?

[arami]

hehehehehee oh yeah no doubt. And then I have guilt and need to go to confession LOL

Oh yeah it's completely insane, really, really crazy *shakes head*

[dazedpuckbunny]

Ack it's like pack mentality to just jump upon the one atheist in the group. As if being insecure and whiny will convince them that there is a God. >_< *pats*

I try not to discuss religion or politics in group situations to be begin wtih, but this whole Christian vss Atheist thing is just soooo... I don't know why it has to be the way it is. A lot of Mark's friends are atheist which is fine with me, alls I care about is if people respect each other, nevermind what they know or believe, but they're always up in arms about trying to convince me to not believe in God. I wish people would just leave each other alone, period.

[pipinghell]

LOL @ your icon, first of all.

Second, I do think it's important not to be afraid to tell people that I'm an atheist when asked. Although I didn't bring it up, I won't hide it. It can be enlightening, a la there'd be so many less homophobes if everyone came out and all the homophobes realized they knew someone gay, it could be the same for atheists. In any case, I appreciate the "no talking politics or religion", but I do like to have a nice discussion about both of those from time to time, if the right people are involved. Obviously, this time, they weren't.

I had to delete my first comment because I totally realized I had this icon available.

[dazedpuckbunny]

Nice discussions are awesome, but it's like nowadays no one can seem to sit still enough to even listen to another point of view. Oi! Ah who cares though, when Ian is in charge! *gazes at your icon*

[thekatcameback]

Re feeling threatened, I've always just sort of. To me, I need to believe that there's something a little bigger out there. Like, I can't control everything and I can't reduce everything to science, so God's like a big old safety blanket. And not everyone needs that, which is a little terrifying.

So you're sort of brave to be atheist for... you know, multiple reasons. If that doesn't make me sound like an idiot myself.

[pipinghell]

Although I can understand that point of view, it's also very freeing to become an atheist. There's no more worries that Grandpa is up in heaven watching me masturbate, and I can be a good person because it's the right thing to do, not because God will send me to hell otherwise.

I will say this, and I think it's true for most Christians turned atheist. The possibility of hell, although a distinct impossibility in my mind, is pretty damn scary.

[lastcatastrophe]

My mom and I talked about this the other day. My theory is, people who base their lives around religion do "good things" or act in a "moral" way because God will punish them if they don't. So they distruct atheists because they don't understand how we could create an internal code of conduct or adhere to any sort of morality without the threat of judgement. Self-determination is just too mind-boggling.