What is not believing in God like?

Not believing in God is like not shaving.

'Oh you're growing a beard' people say.

'No, I'm just not shaving.'

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Permalink Reply by Logicallunatic on May 12, 2013 at 9:49pm

It's liberating when you discover the whole thing is based on nothing but man-made wish-thinking from our intellectual infancy.

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Permalink Reply by Dale Headley on May 13, 2013 at 2:10am

Pardon my arrogance, but I look at it as confirmation that I am more intelligent than most Americans.

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Permalink Reply by Kairan Nierde on May 14, 2013 at 11:42pm

That's no great comfort! Not to insult the average citizen, but education is not one of the country's top values. It's like realizing that you are thinner than most Americans.

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Permalink Reply by Emperor Milos on May 13, 2013 at 10:10am

Not believing in God is like not shaving.

'Oh you're growing a beard' people say.

'No, I'm just not shaving.'

As someone who doesn't believe in god and doesn't shave, I fully support this description.

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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on May 13, 2013 at 10:22am

Sort of like 'losing his hair'. It makes the guy sound so bloody absent minded - like his hair follicles aren't actually dying, and he doesn't have male pattern baldness - he just keeps losing his hair. Where the hell does he keep putting it? How should I know? If we knew that we could just tell him - maybe tattoo it on his forearm - and then he'ld stop losing his hair!

'Balding' isn't much better really. I mean it sounds so intentional, like 'growing a beard'. I can just see this guy's resume - "Great Multi-tasker" (able to attend meetings while balding and beard growing).