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 Malcolm on -
You expect someone to apologize after sneezing? What country are you from?
I say, "salute," which just means "health" in Italian, but in Japan where I now live it just goes right people anyway, since they are not in the habit of acknowledging sneezes at all.
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Permalink Reply by Matthew on -
I say it to my wife just because it is part of the culture and i do feel rude if i dont but outside the house not really. if someone says it to me, i might ignore it or say something to the effect of "that was close my soul nearly got away that time" to mixed results. lol!
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Permalink Reply by Shanika on -
Instead of saying "thank you" when someone says "bless you", I'm going to try this one! Or maybe Entinlude's "taa-daa."....you know, switch it up a bit..haha
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Permalink Reply by Entinlude on -
I began saying "taa-daa" after I sneeze and "abracadabra" when someone else sneezes.
It amuses me.
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Permalink Reply by Dan Ellis on -
This actually made me blow a little snot rocket.
Thanks for the laugh!
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Permalink Reply by Skycomet the Fallen Angel on -
lol... ewww... XP
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Permalink Reply by Graham E. Lau on -
I don't say anything and it doesn't bother me one bit. When someone says something to me I say thank you. Even if they say "bless you". Honestly, most people don't say it to mean anything religious anymore. People have been taught from birth that it is polite to say something when someone sneezes and so I thank them for their measure of politeness towards me.
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