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Permalink Reply by Tyler Lewis on April 26, 2011 at 8:25pm

I'm new, too, but welcome anyway!

I've always understood the misconceptions about Atheism to include things such as:
- Completely lack of morals due to lack of faithful upbringing
- Satanism
- The "just a phase" argument

And so forth.

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Permalink Reply by Natalie on April 27, 2011 at 12:15am

Just because you're proud of what your beliefs are doesn't mean you're wrong. I know several Christians at my school that are very bull-headed about this. I don't understand why we have to be wrong, why only we're in a phase or have lacking morals.  They're so righteous and caught up in themselves.

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Permalink Reply by Arcus on April 27, 2011 at 12:13pm

I'm not proud about my beliefs, I'm proud about the knowledge I have which underpins these beliefs. And since knowledge isn't static, neither are my beliefs. :)

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Dubious on April 26, 2011 at 8:38pm

Or that we can't be trusted:

 

http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/2006/04/atheists-least-tr...

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Permalink Reply by John on April 27, 2011 at 6:39pm

The least-trusted group is the one that attempts to use science and evidence to support their claims. That is absolutely terrifying.

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Permalink Reply by Reg The Fronkey Farmer on April 26, 2011 at 8:42pm

Welcome Tyler  - I blogged this earlier today.  Click on the link at the end. 

http://www.thinkatheist.com/profiles/blogs/do-you-suffer-from-atheo...

Most misconceptions are fuelled by religious leaders. Even today a cardinal was blaming the increase in securalism in Western Europe on "aggressive atheism".

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Permalink Reply by Tyler Lewis on April 27, 2011 at 2:37am

Loved that! I'm totally using "Atheophobia" from now on.

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Permalink Reply by Arcus on April 27, 2011 at 12:14pm

Good thing Western Europe was never exposed to "aggressive Christianity". ;)

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Permalink Reply by Alayna on April 26, 2011 at 8:48pm

Another misconception is that xian's usually believe that one day, "We'll find god again"....

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Permalink Reply by Tyler Lewis on April 26, 2011 at 8:57pm

Maybe they think we're hiding horns under our hair, too...

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Permalink Reply by Walter Maki on April 26, 2011 at 11:28pm

I can debunk that one since I don't have hair :P

See, no horns...lol

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Permalink Reply by Chris on April 26, 2011 at 9:11pm

The misconceptions being we're godless heathens than use atheism as an excuse for immorality. At least, that's the most common one I hear.

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