Comment by Rocky Oliver (LotusGeek) on November 29, 2011 at 10:00am

OK, I must be too much of a literalist/nonartist, but I don't get it. I definitely don't feel alone (T|A helps that a great deal), and I love being a part of this world, society, etc. Is it challenging sometimes? Yep. But I like it that way - and even though it is I truly don't feel like I'm in a box or isolated.

 

What am I missing?

Comment by Will Pully on November 29, 2011 at 10:08am

its not about being alone, its looks to me more like an awakening. realizing theres more to life

Comment by René Christian Kok on November 29, 2011 at 10:36am

You gotta think out of the box!

Comment by William C. Walker on November 29, 2011 at 11:29am

It 's just a matter of growing up - not just out.  Putting behind all of those bible fairy tales, in the 'same box, with Little Red Riding Hood, & Goldilocks & the Three Bears. I began this process at around ten years of age, but didn't formally 'kick it' until I was about nineteen.

Comment by Stephen Morris on November 29, 2011 at 12:04pm

I can see the point this is trying to make, but drawing from my own experiences, I felt this way back when I was a Christian, too.

Comment by amit parmar on November 29, 2011 at 1:13pm

The most important thing in our lives is the relationships we have with other people. There isn't really a community for atheists so I agree to an extent. You do lose acceptance when people know you're an atheist, but the fault doesn't lie on us. 

Comment by Greg Gorey on November 29, 2011 at 3:41pm

Atheism feels like warm apple pie.

Comment by Stephen Morris on November 29, 2011 at 3:55pm

@Greg ...and it tastes like chicken.

Comment by Joe g on November 29, 2011 at 5:30pm

I don't know what this means. It looks like a clone sticking his head out of a box. I cannot connect this imagery with anything.

I would say atheism feels like being not guilty, meaning there is no feeling until someone accuses you of something.

Comment by Stephen Morris on November 29, 2011 at 5:49pm

I interpreted it to be more isolationist, and lonely. This picture could be taken many different ways, though.

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