Hi! I'm an agnostic atheist and secular humanist. The title pretty much sums up my outlook on reality. My obligation is to rational skepticism. You shouldn’t fall in love with your principles because then you run the risk of being blind to their flaws and neglecting to modify them when they prove false.
I am aware that there are a lot of atheist blogs out there, so I'm going to try to make this one different from the others. I'm going to skip the rants that you've heard a million times and I'm going to skip making fun of religion because you can find plenty of that elsewhere. The goal is to make more positive than negative arguments if possible.
I may state things as facts, but all is subject to change as new evidence emerges. I enjoy playing with ideas without necessarily believing them. I also like questioning and generally prodding at other people's opinions without necessarily disagreeing with them
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
why do atheists still say “Oh my God” ?
It’s because our language has become inextricably entwined with religion. Atheists also might say things like “all men are created equal” or “I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.” Does this indicate that atheists believe that men were created? Does it indicate that atheists think that there is an intention behind uncontrollable circumstances? No. It’s just that these are the phrases provided by our language and cultural background to express these sentiments and, while there is a secular way to express each of these phrases, it would take too long to explain. Might as well take the shortcut.
Also because we’re used to it.
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infamousnfamous reblogged this from auguris and added:
Don’t use logic with Christians. It’s blasphemous.
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auguris reblogged this from infamousnfamous and added:
Wait, turn that back — why do Christians say “Oh my God”? Isn’t that taking their Lord’s name in vain?
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phoenvix reblogged this from infamousnfamous and added:
I still say “Oh my god” occasionally and I’m a pagan-product of being brought up in a protestant household I reckon....
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riffee reblogged this from adeadlycombination and added:
figure of speech. virtually no one, not even theists, mean it to address god itself.
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monckey4 reblogged this from darthheretic and added:
It’s everywhere in the media, I wasn’t at all raised religious and am now Buddhist, but it’s a saying and anyway, why do...
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darthheretic reblogged this from adeadlycombination and added:
Anything that is believable, I will say it. And it is a habit, I wasn’t always an atheist.
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one-final-fight reblogged this from serveonlythyself and added:
I tend to say that phrase when I find something to be unbelievable.
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limited-probabilities reblogged this from adeadlycombination and added:
It’s because our language has become inextricably entwined with religion. Atheists also might say things like “all men...
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psylum reblogged this from adeadlycombination and added:
Well, “Oh my God” is an expression of disbelief…. Actually is a reflex, Behavioral Psychologists call it classical...
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theunsatisfiedphilosopher reblogged this from adeadlycombination and added:
Why do Christian’s celebrate christmas when it is a Pagan holiday?
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p3ri-dot said:
idk, don’t christians think saying Gods name “Oh my god” “For Gods sake” is rude tho? I went to a CofE school and we practically got locked in the Chokey for saying it
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lecherouscrouton said:
habit.
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