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Permalink Reply by Tom Holm on June 7, 2012 at 1:09am

dont see how we have to believe in a god....but you said what you said and i say stand by what you believe in and your friend probably wont make a big deal out of the situation.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Holm on June 7, 2012 at 1:34am

or should i say in your non-belief lol

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Permalink Reply by Patty J on June 7, 2012 at 10:15pm

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Fadi Qassis on June 7, 2012 at 1:11am

be confident in yourself and 100% convinced of your beliefs, you need nothing more

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Permalink Reply by Patty J on June 7, 2012 at 10:15pm

Yep, thanks. That is something I am working on.

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Permalink Reply by Giakorina Mejia on June 7, 2012 at 2:12am

Just because you dont believe in god doesnt mean you dont believe in nothing at all. I always tell people I believe in logic, love, family, ect. The great thing about not believing in god for me is my logic, love of my family and ect, isnt tainted by some deity telling me i'm doing it wrong.

I too feel the condescending tone from people when i talk about my beliefs. Especially when the topic of what happens after death comes up. they always have that, "well i guess youll find out when you die." comeback.

Stick to your guns girlie.

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Permalink Reply by Patty J on June 7, 2012 at 10:16pm

Yeah, my lack of confidence causes me to freeze up. Its obvious that they are uninformed on the topic of non-belief in a god when they say you don't believe in anything. Thanks

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Permalink Reply by James Cox on June 7, 2012 at 2:30am

Dear Folks;

Told my father this years ago. The first thing that came out of his mouth was, 'surely you believe in something greater than yourself?'

I was a little floored. I was very young and had gone through 'hell' with family crap for a long time and was sick of it. I had been in time share bible school for a few years, but my family never went together except to pick us up! I and my brother where sent as a way to improve our characters! The best thing about bible school was the chocolate milk and teasing the nuns! I was sent to the principles office once for saying 'bullshit' in reference to some lesson we where working on at the time.

I think I came out ok, but I had to switch to soy chocolate milk!

Yes there is something greater than myself, but 'god', not so much.....

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Permalink Reply by Patty J on June 7, 2012 at 10:18pm

I know what you mean. My family only started to show signs of their belief when I came out to them as an atheist. I too was in many church programs and summer camps, and I went back for the food but their message never stuck with me.

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Permalink Reply by Doug Reardon on June 7, 2012 at 3:15am

Something greater than yourself?  I don't even know what that means.  Doesn't "greater" fall in the opinion category?

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Permalink Reply by Ross O'Neil on June 7, 2012 at 3:35pm

I think it depends if one's belief in the "greater" is by faith or evidence.

I tend to think of "greater" in terms of the scale of the universe.  We are but mortal specks of an appetizer in the billions of years the universe has been churning its ingredients to make the natural menu we know today.

I believe by scientific method and evidence that the menu evolves and one day we won't be on it.

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Permalink Reply by Lindsey on June 7, 2012 at 4:06am

The idea that not believing in gods means you believe in nothing is just absurd, and I've never really understood where people get that notion. I believe in lots of things, like love, helping others, human rights, being a decent person, the pursuit of knowledge, the U.S. constitution, sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows, etc. There are many subjects that I feel passionately about and have strong opinions on, the only difference is I'm not motivated by a religion. I also have just as much joy in my life as anybody else, I simply don't feel the need to attribute it to some god. You're right, it is a very condescending idea, and it's insulting every time I hear it from someone. You just have to explain to them as patiently as you can all the things you do believe in, and that you don't need religion to justify believing in them.

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