tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21863196.post7060158668961362038..comments2023-10-18T04:44:08.434-05:00Comments on tales of an ordinary girl: Those feisty, uppity atheistsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09429263099197981481noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21863196.post-2804129848315484232007-08-15T08:20:00.000-05:002007-08-15T08:20:00.000-05:00Nita, that's a great question. Most agnostic or a...Nita, that's a great question. Most agnostic or atheistic people I know are pretty apathetic about religion. They don't really care if people believe in religion, a god, the pink unicorn, or whatever anyone wants to believe in.<BR/><BR/>But not every person is content to let people believe what they want to believe (religious and I'm sure some atheists too). And when someone is trying to force you or your children to believe a certain way, then it does tend to make you care.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429263099197981481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21863196.post-10485147918757315432007-08-15T07:48:00.000-05:002007-08-15T07:48:00.000-05:00Why should one label oneself as a theist or atheis...Why should one label oneself as a theist or atheist? What does it matter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21863196.post-28634473302534032832007-08-15T06:43:00.000-05:002007-08-15T06:43:00.000-05:00Mamacita, aha! I'm sorry. I didn't even think.Mamacita, aha! I'm sorry. I didn't even think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429263099197981481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21863196.post-78537989072185688922007-08-15T06:39:00.000-05:002007-08-15T06:39:00.000-05:00Most Christians don't know their history very well...Most Christians don't know their history very well because Nazi Germany was a Christian government and the church was complicit in the persecution of the Jews. They gave away genealogy histories so that people could be persecuted.<BR/><BR/>I don't blame religion itself for the horrors humans have wrought. Religion is made up. I blame human nature because that's what's at the root of everything.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429263099197981481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21863196.post-13983586074933047492007-08-15T02:17:00.000-05:002007-08-15T02:17:00.000-05:00I am an ex-christian, agnostic, as are most of my ...I am an ex-christian, agnostic, as are most of my friends. Almost all of us were brain washed as children in our ultra conservative town and then went on to make our own decisions based on rational thinking instead of blind belief. And more and more people I know are definitely coming around to that way of thinking. So I'm not surprised to see that the numbers are growing...<BR/><BR/>btw, thanks for voting for me. if you were confused by the name Kyle, sorry. I am a girl with a guy's name but that really is me :)Mamacita Chilenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00591882075295087687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21863196.post-67072874122501036502007-08-14T23:48:00.000-05:002007-08-14T23:48:00.000-05:00Ahhhh!!! A "neo-con" mention! *pukeOh a brighter n...Ahhhh!!! A "neo-con" mention! *puke<BR/><BR/>Oh a brighter note, nice new page. :) I will update my links at some point, sooner rather than later I hope.glomgoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698698343497772396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21863196.post-3592379125391962862007-08-14T20:41:00.000-05:002007-08-14T20:41:00.000-05:00If atheists would get on the ball and build themse...If atheists would get on the ball and build themselves a space station like the NeoCons, this would be less of a problem :) <BR/><BR/>Seriously though, atheists are an easy target for any group with an agenda because most people believe in some sort of deity, and automatically distrust you guys. People see the horrors of the Soviet Union, Communist China, Pol Pot, Ho Chi Minh and to some extent Nazi Germany and the way they slaughters tens of millions of religious people, many simply because they were religious and therefore a threat to the state, and assume thats what you would do the same here if given the chance, much the same way many atheists seem to distrust religious people because of the historic persecutions by Christians and what is happening today in Muslim nations.<BR/><BR/>No opinion here, just my analysis of the situation.Venjanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632111675112237375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21863196.post-61089220561913949852007-08-14T15:34:00.000-05:002007-08-14T15:34:00.000-05:00They've gotten away with blaming atheists because ...They've gotten away with blaming atheists because atheists have never been a large, cohesive, or outspoken group. Most atheists are content to just be like normal people. Many people don't even know if a neighbor or a co-worker is an atheist.<BR/><BR/>If you mean "improve their image" by show they're normal just like everyone else, then I agree. But if you mean meek and mild so that they're better pushed into the closet and don't offend, then I don't.<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking you mean the former though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429263099197981481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21863196.post-59621058440777051732007-08-14T15:29:00.000-05:002007-08-14T15:29:00.000-05:00I think Thomas and Carlin are right that in Americ...I think Thomas and Carlin are right that in America atheists need to do something to improve their image. For years, politicians, preachers, and pundits have gotten away with blaming atheists for everything that goes wrong.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.com