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A Friend Of Yours "Comes Out" As An Atheist

Overitall said:
It might help to reflect on the fact that everyone starts out as an atheist. But it might be a greater help to reflect on why this person is your friend.
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This is not true. Atheism like all religion is an answer to a question. Nobody is anything before they ask themselves that question.
 
trouble13 said:
Welcome that person to the fold
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That’s fine if you happen to be a fellow atheist. Although gloating might not be a response your friend is looking for.
 
trouble13 said:
This is not true. Atheism like all religion is an answer to a question. Nobody is anything before they ask themselves that question.
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Atheism in its simplest interpretation is non belief in gods. All beliefs are developed and to a great extent culturally driven. So, imo, the default position of every child born is atheism in that they lack a belief in any gods.
 
A friend of yours admits to being an atheist. What do you do?
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OK. My muse labored and has now delivered:

You fly your friend up to a high point and show him/her all the nations & kingdoms of the World as if in one moment of time, and you say to him/her: I have authority over all this! it has all been delivered to me! bow down and worship me and it now and all of it shall be yours and you its for all Eternity!

Now, laugh demonically and if possible emit sulfurous clouds.

That will get you what you are seeking guar-an-teed!
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Overitall said:
Atheism in its simplest interpretation is non belief in gods. All beliefs are developed and to a great extent culturally driven. So, imo, the default position of every child born is atheism in that they lack a belief in any gods.
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I guess my argument is somewhat semantical but you don't know if you believe in a god or not before you ask yourself the question.
 
Alizia Tyler said:
OK. My muse labored and has now delivered:

You fly your friend up to a high point and show him/her all the nations & kingdoms of the World as if in one moment of time, and you say to him/her: I have authority over all this! it has all been delivered to me! bow down and worship me and all of it now and all shall be yours and you its for all Eternity!

Now, laugh demonically and if possible emit sulfurous clouds.

That will get you what you are seeking guar-an-teed!
👹
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:) If memory serves me well (sometimes I forget if it is) that tact didn’t work so well the first time it was used. Better hope your friend isn’t as smart as the first victim of this ruse.
 
trouble13 said:
I guess my argument is somewhat semantical but you don't know if you believe in a god or not before you ask yourself the question.
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Actually you don’t know if you believe in a god until someone presents the concept to you.
 
Dragonfly said:
Have you paid any attention to many of the threads and comments here regarding atheism???
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The thread title sounds like it is out of bizarro world. I want to know just what it is you mean this thread to be about.
 
What if the person knows not the law yet follows it?
 
Dragonfly said:
A friend of yours admits to being an atheist.

What do you do?
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I fail to see how its any more, or less, of a deal than them admitting to belong to any other religious group in this country.

I ignore it, keep going about my day, and make a note not to discuss certain topics with them in the future.

If they start being an A-hole about it, maybe I stop hanging out with them.
 
noonereal said:
The thread title sounds like it is out of bizarro world. I want to know just what it is you mean this thread to be about.
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How is this so difficult??? Just read the question and answer it. Or don’t. There’s no reason to think there’s something hidden here.

Some people would not be friends with an atheist.

Just like some people would not be friends with a gay person, or transexual, or maybe even a Dallas Cowboys fan.

It’s just that simple.

Suppose a friend of yours tells you they’re an atheist. How do you react? What do you do? Does it change anything about your friendship?

It’s not any more god-damned difficult than that. Would anybody here admit that such a discovery would end the friendship?
 
Dragonfly said:
Some people would not be friends with an atheist.
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Seriously? That must be quite the dolt.


Dragonfly said:
Just like some people would not be friends with a gay person, or transexual, or maybe even a Dallas Cowboys fan.
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yeah, I suppose there are TRumpists about.

Dragonfly said:
It’s just that simple.
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Simple? It' s nutso question, hence I did not even understand it.

Dragonfly said:
Suppose a friend of yours tells you they’re an atheist. How do you react? What do you do? Does it change anything about your friendship?
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I'd lose respect for people who tell me they believe in an invisible man in the sky. I think of an atheist as normal.

Dragonfly said:
It’s not any more god-damned difficult than that. Would anybody here admit that such a discovery would end the friendship?
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It's such a backward concept. The question should be asked of the religious. I know when someone "comes out" to me about being religious I automatically think less of them.
At lease have the decency to keep that shit in the closet.

Why not just ask if anyone is out of their God damned mind?
 
noonereal said:
Seriously? That must be quite the dolt.




yeah, I suppose there are TRumpists about.



Simple? It' s nutso question, hence I did not even understand it.



I'd lose respect for people who tell me they believe in an invisible man in the sky. I think of an atheist as normal.



It's such a backward concept. The question should be asked of the religious. I know when someone "comes out" to me about being religious I automatically think less of them.
At lease have the decency to keep that shit in the closet.

Why not just ask if anyone is out of their God damned mind?
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Interesting. I seldom see an atheist capitalize the word god. Holdover, perhaps?
 
noonereal said:
I'd lose respect for people who tell me they believe in an invisible man in the sky. I think of an atheist as normal.
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And yet a believer who says he can no longer be a friend to one who doesn't believe is the dolt...got it...:rolleyes:
 
Elvira said:
And yet a believer who says he can no longer be a friend to one who doesn't believe is the dolt...got it...:rolleyes:
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if you are even serious, yeah, the dolt who can't be a friend has a serious mental health issue
 
This ignorance in this thread is positively frightening.
 
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