What is your Atheism Sin?
What habits or actions do you continue to do that would get your Atheism card revoked? This is totally tongue-in-cheek, but I have realized how my somewhat religious upbringing has colored my language as well as other things.
So, I figured we could have a confessional discussion where we admit our sins against atheism. After all, if folk are going to persist in calling atheism a religion, maybe we should indulge a little and see how it works out for us.
My sins include using language like "God only knows" and saying to people who have sneezed "bless you". What the hell are you heathens doing that is the antithesis of atheism?
UPDATE: This post continues to get attention and one thing I have noticed, with both amusement and frustration, is that some people do not seem to notice that this is largely tongue-in-cheek. I posted this as a way of acknowledging the influence that religion has had and continues to have on our lives, our society, our language, and our habits. We all know that atheism is not a religion, goddammit! ;-)
Have a blessed day.
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Permalink Reply by Victor Santiago on -
Helping with the kids in the Christian summer camp in the church my mom attends, but I just do it to get out of the room and make it part of my social environment :), don't think that is really that bad?
By the way I'm new here at ThinkAthiest.com, and I'm starting to like it a lot every time :)
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Permalink Reply by Reggie on -
Welcome to T|A!
Helping children is a huge atheism sin. You should be eating them. ;-)
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Permalink Reply by Victor Santiago on
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Thanks !
and I'll consider that next time Lollol ^o^
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Permalink Reply by Lucy on -
LMAO!! This is soo funny and sooooo true! I always find myself saying "God bless you" or OMG, "Oh my God" LOL It's just a habit! I try to change the God into Goodness when I catch myself! I dont give myself a hard time over it. I laugh it off!
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Permalink Reply by Victor Santiago on
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now that you mention that, I was thinking about that also! Lol
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Permalink Reply by Reggie on
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Hey! Someone wants to make atheism a religion! Looks like we'll get our "sin" status on our behavior after all! Woohoo! I kid, of course.
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Permalink Reply by RamNex on -
I seriously hate that snob girl. Every single one of her ignorant dumbass videos. The idea is fine but she seriously knows dick about any religion and still thinks she can talk out of her ass with that ball breaking accent and snob look on her face. Aaargh, makes me wanna create Frankenjesus just out of spite.
Besides, Atheism does not need to be a religion. Because Atheism INVENTED religion. We don't know who the really really first 3 or 4 people were that made this God crap up - but they obviously didn't believe the shit they made up right? They only needed something to gain power. Makes em atheist. We should tell Jews, Christians and Muslims that their god is an Atheist :)
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Permalink Reply by Tera on -
I'm new here, and this is my first post! Yay.
I couldn't resist replying. I live in an extremely religion-centered community in the southern U.S., and I constantly notice just how influential religion is, even to those of us who range from not particularly religious to atheist. My boyfriend and I are both atheists, and yet we continue to use certain phrases, carry out certain little rituals and display behaviors that are byproducts of religion's influence on the society we've been brought up in.
Some examples of my sins against atheism:
- I say "bless you," "thank god," "oh my god," "god knows," etc.
- When people ask me to "pray for so-and-so," I never say no, because society has taught me that the correct response is "Of course!"
- Even though I feel like a faker, I still bow my head and close my eyes during any form of public or group prayer.
- I have a stigma about saying "god dammit" because a teacher at my PUBLIC school once told me that it was "blasphemy" and a "sin" I wouldn't be forgiven for.
- I occasionally go to church for my (very Christian) family's sake. To me, this is the BIG one. The entire time I'm sitting there listening to the preacher cut and paste verses from all over the bible to suit their agenda, I'm coming up with logical arguments against his points and feeling a little bit like a jerk for it. Also, I'm feeling like a hypocrite for even being there in the first place.
- I talk to dead people. Not in a creepy, John Edwards/Sylvia Browne way, but in a "I-know-I'm-just-talking-to-myself" way. And I always look up while I'm talking.
-Tera
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Permalink Reply by Keith Johnston on -
I think what you do is what the majority of the people do. I live in a small town in Mexico, Here 90% are Catholic and though many visit church and cross themselves when ever they pass a church, it would appear that most do all this from social convention and habit. I seriously doubt any are deep believers and very few have ever looked at or even read a bible. I am an atheist and my wife is agnostic, but we don't go around bragging about it. In fact only our some of closest friends know and even then its not something we discuss. Nobody looks down on us for not visiting church since many of the Catholics also do bit go..
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