Atheism and Profanity
Hey atheists,
Here is a little thing that I've always been wondering about.
The use of profanity, being atheist or religious alike, has always been seen as impolite.
Yet, a study seems to have shown that the use of profanity lowers stress and boosts morale. (If God should exist then he has a twisted sense of humour, doesn't he?) So yes, I profess to profanity and I am certain that I am not alone.
So here is my question on this. Assuming you just stubbed your little toe on the bed with unsettling force;
Do you use profanity and, if you use it, how do you use it? Do you reference God in it or do you stay clear of blasphemy?
For example, a very Christian lieutenant I once knew wouldn't swear but he'd freely call out Gordon Bennet's name every time he stubbed his toe.
An atheist I heard speaking on the radio said not to use profanity involving god references just because they do not believe in god.
I try to be creative but old habits are hard to beat and I will occasionally use the good old OMG! or JMFC! still.
Your opinions please?
Tags: profanity
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Unseen on -
Using the Lord's name in vain is a sin. It's blasphemy. That's why I do it!
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Permalink Reply by Gregg R Thomas on -
Using a deities name is always in vain, they don't exist therefore they can't hear you therefore a vain use of air.
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Permalink Reply by Sarah Jane Hall on -
LOL I read so be it as, so mote it be
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Permalink Reply by Claire Couch on -
Since such a fun topic has already been resurrected...
Let me start by saying, I don't personally speak Hungarian, so I can't verify this, but I heard it first hand from speaker whom I have no reason to doubt.
Apparently, possibly do to word endings, or some such, it's possible to intentionally obscure the subject and object in a sentence.
So, a nice choice bit of vulgarity such as "God fuck you with a bull," gains extra punch since it can also be taken to mean, "You fuck god with a bull." If so, this has to be one of my favs of all time.
I just wish I could use it. Sadly, it's no fun if they can't understand ya at all, and English doesn't allow that trick to be used effectively.
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Permalink Reply by Sarah Jane Hall on
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You could say "Go fuck yourself with a bulls dick" that would americanise it I think
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Permalink Reply by Sarah Jane Hall on
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I had this SUPER Christian boss this one time, and instead of saying Son of a Bitch, he would always say Son of a sailor. I thought that was pretty fucking funny! I too say OMG and JFHC a lot old habits die hard.
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Permalink Reply by SteveInCO on -
I've heard "son of a biscuit eater" and "son of a monkey". I even knew atheists who used the latter around their children... and I picked up the habit from them. My brother made up "son of a badger pup"
And of course in the movie Johnny Dangerously there were words like Bastich and Samnibatch.
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Permalink Reply by Gregg R Thomas on
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Son of a hairy old pedophile :)
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Permalink Reply by Unseen on
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Funny. Dad, who is now elderly, resisted saying profanities. If he hit his finger while driving a nail or stubbed his toe he'd say "Son of a pup!" I was thinking that the only time I heard him drop the f-bomb was recently when he was wading through a deep telephone menu system, was kept on hold for a half hour, and then was dropped. An old man with gout and arthritis and he wastes a half of an hour with a phone to his ear.
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Permalink Reply by Gregg R Thomas on
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Did the car start?
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