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Permalink Reply by Tor Hershman on March 12, 2011 at 5:23am

I was going to say, but no need of that.

Nice work, Reggie.

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Permalink Reply by Josh Mercer on March 12, 2011 at 10:14pm

My only sin is using "goddamn" and "Jesus" when I'm swearing, and I only do it to make guttural, fun, swearing combos.

e.g. "Jumping Ju-Jitsu Jesus"

And singing along to "The Catalyst".

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Permalink Reply by Mo Trauen on March 13, 2011 at 1:25pm

My big "sin" used to be telling other atheists that they shouldn't claim to be absolutely certain that there is no god.  Having been an atheist since the dark days when almost all of us were in the closet I found that most who were "out" were falling into that trap without realizing that they were being played by the theists.  Fortunately, these days there are a lot more of us and it seems as if almost every new atheist understands the game theists are trying to play:  They are playing the "I am going to shift the burden of proof by goading you into claiming certainty" game.

 

I also sometimes mention god as if I believed.  This is a linguistic habit I learned at a very young age.  It would be difficult to unlearn, and I see no reason to unlearn it because it helps me avoid prejudice on occasion.

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Permalink Reply by T A A on March 13, 2011 at 1:46pm

[...] They are playing the "I am going to shift the burden of proof by goading you into claiming certainty" game.[...]

Very very interesting, I'm happy for you, there are still oodles of agnostics and atheists who tow that exact religious paradigm. And it drives me a little nuts, so yes, it is a great atheist sin!

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Permalink Reply by A. Dave on March 13, 2011 at 10:37pm

I think "Spirit in the Sky" is a fantastic song.

 

There, I said it.

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Permalink Reply by Reggie on March 19, 2011 at 12:25am

Ha! I see two things wrong here!

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Permalink Reply by Sean Fraser on March 15, 2011 at 5:51am

I consciously stopped saying "bless you" after people sneezed, but only because the habit of doing so emerged during the plague years in Europe. No more plague, no more use for the phrase. I still say God only knows because if you think about it, saying that means "only God knows something that no one else does" and since there is no God, it now means that no one knows, period.

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Permalink Reply by bay_naam on March 15, 2011 at 10:25am

I have long list of atheist sins each and everyday, I use the words Assalam o Alikum, Mashallah, Inshallah in my conversation with mulsims. My mother and aunt do not know how to listen Koranic verses and other religious videos on you tube so they always take my help. Few week back I loves to play sports with my Wahabi Muslim friends so they could become more moderate or their next generation.
and the latest sin is that my fundamentalist sister(owned by a husband who is Imam in a mosque) fone me that she want cable connection as her kids go to neighborers(common in this part of world) house for cartoon network and cartoons and i kept myself busy on atheist sites.
There are long list of sins I can not write which one do you think is biggest one?

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Permalink Reply by Richard Noah on March 21, 2011 at 9:21am

LOL ... I love it ! Cool topic.

 

I'd have to say that I have trouble swearing. I catch myself making the usual (traditional) swearing then laugh when I think about it. God damn is pretty amusing by itself and hilarious when I say it. 

 

I need new and exciting and fun swear words. But they do need to be mean or at least meaningful. Can't be sailor talk, though. I need to be able to swear in public in a socially acceptable way. These words also need to have some pizzazz. A few years ago, I hit my thumb hammering and yelled- "Bush Bush". Just didn't have a cool ring to it at all. Besides, I would have to change that one every 4 to 8 years.

However, calling someone a Beck did get a predictable rise from them.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Melanie Dawn Molina Wood on March 21, 2011 at 2:30pm

My father always said "gesundheit" so I grew up with that as *normal* and never had to worry about "bless you." I've mostly replaced god/hell/jesus type expletives with science fiction ones - frak, frell, dren and my all time favorite: shazzbot. Rather than saying "thank god" I say "thankfully" though I don't even blink when someone says 'thank god' to me. 

 

I do love Christmas music and some religious (not only Christian) music, so I guess that is my biggest "atheist sin" LOL  And I still say, "Why bless your little heart" when I'm being sarcastic southern :p

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Permalink Reply by wyocowboy on March 24, 2011 at 12:02pm

my atheism sin is all of them but since I have recently moved into my religious parents home to help take care of them I would have to say that I don't say them so that is my atheism sin...

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Permalink Reply by wyocowboy on April 1, 2011 at 9:15am

I think we all say that and I say it with no meaning just something to say...lol

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