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Permalink Reply by Monica Salcedo (Monicks) on September 7, 2011 at 5:24pm

I agree. It is outstanding astounding, not in a good way, when another atheist asks me my astrological sign.

It is frustrating, to say the least.

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Permalink Reply by Kelin420 on September 8, 2011 at 1:17am

Do Not Disturb - that's a good sign

I was talking about books to a beautiful girl dancer on the ship one day. She asks what kind of stuff I read. I said Particle Physics, string theory, anything neuro/brain/perception related, history, science and astronomy.

At this she perks up and says "Oh me too, I just love astronomy...What sign are you?" 

 

Facepalm

 

I said Slippery When Wet?

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Permalink Reply by Ken G on September 8, 2011 at 2:13am

Hey now. I'm an Atheist and I don't believe in any of that horoscope mumbo jumbo (it's just as much of a superstition as any concept of God.) but it's basically like asking what month you were born in. It's more or less putting a symbol on your month of birth. It doesn't need to be superstitious or anything along those lines. I even have a tattoo of Sagittarius... not because I believe in horoscopes, but because I love cosmology and am proud to be born in December. Nothing more... nothing less.

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Permalink Reply by Ratifying Obliqueer on September 26, 2011 at 6:39pm

astrology is fun you don't have to believe it

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Permalink Reply by Boatman on September 27, 2011 at 7:18am

Question - "What's your astrological sign?"

My answer - "I was born in mid-November.  You work it out; I won't be bothered."

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Permalink Reply by Julian Finn on September 27, 2011 at 2:40pm

I believe you mean "astounding."  :D

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Permalink Reply by Monica Salcedo (Monicks) on September 27, 2011 at 3:04pm

Yes! Thank you. 

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Permalink Reply by Great Dane on September 7, 2011 at 5:29pm

I agree. I'm also a bit disappointed with the many atheists in here who believes in crazy conspiracy theories. It's just nuts!

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Permalink Reply by Robert Karp on September 7, 2011 at 5:18pm

I think what you said is key Monica, what each atheist believes is up to them. What they find meaningful in their life. I believe in the likely hood of tomorrow. I think the word "believe", like any word out there, can be twisted to suite a need or want. I don't need people who believe to think that I believe anything.

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Permalink Reply by Monica Salcedo (Monicks) on September 7, 2011 at 5:56pm

I have learned to avoid the word "believe/belief" in most contexts, because it somehow does imply there is some sort of faith involved. But, of course, Robert, people can twist pretty much any word to serve their agenda.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Tayler on September 7, 2011 at 6:53pm

I too avoid using the words "believe/belief" also because of the links with faith. I use the words "understand" or "maintain" most of the time, after some training I should add. Also, when I hear a television interviewer ask a religous person if they believe in evolution it does anoy me. I shout out "ask them if they accept evolution as a scientific fact".

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Permalink Reply by Thaddeus Dombrowski on September 7, 2011 at 9:52pm

I don't avoid using conjugations of "to believe" because it has a different meaning than "to know".  There are a lot of things we can rightly claim to believe that we cannot claim to know.  But, I do find myself thinking deeply -- I suspect a lot more deeply than the other participants -- in a conversation where "belief/believe" is being bandied about.

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