Comments on: A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming an Atheist

By: Damo

Damo — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:19:16 +0000

Frank, as an Australian,
I can state that most Australian’s religious preference would be half-arsed agnostics.

Most couldn’t be bothered to make a commitment either way. Too much trouble and great decisions over the existence of the Deity cuts into drinking time.

I might be wrong of course and might need to check my facts , but I couldn’t be arsed either.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:10:45 +0000

“Nekkid” is so much more amusing.

“She’s nekkid, and she’s not wearing any clothes too!”

I’m sorry, I love that line.

See 15 seconds into Thumbtanic

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:30:38 +0000

Lets keep all this in the proper perspective.

The only thing we know for sure is the when it rains the ground gets wet.

Being an Atheist won’t change that one bit.

Being a beliver also will not change that fact one little bit.

The universe doesn’t really care if you believe in God or not. Its going to keep on trudging forward no matter what you think.

Reality doesn’t bend to suit our opinions.

Keep this in mind the next time you are deciding how much energy to invest in arguing with someone over religion.

By: Athe the False

Athe the False — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:52:51 +0000

* You don’t have to join the Communist Party.
* You don’t have to be rebelling against your family.
* You don’t have to burn a picture of Jesus.
* You don’t have to eat Christian babies in satanic rituals.

You don’t?

Now you tell me.

By: Joey

Joey — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:50 +0000

Susan is right about Tennessee. I’ve lived in TN most of my life, but have also lived in TX and AZ as well. I have to say of the three that TN is by far the most religiously intolerant (I lived in Austin while in TX so that might not be too representative of the state as a whole). I won’t discuss religion at work for fear of discrimination, but I do tolerate whole conversations at work with people discussing their “relationship” with the lord.

By: Seavee

Seavee — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:25:46 +0000

“Nekkid” is so much more amusing.

By: Polly

Polly — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:03:45 +0000

You don’t have to agree with other atheists about a single other thing.

You don’t have to be a fan of Richard Dawkins.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:38:06 +0000

Getting the heck out of Tennessee would be helpful (which I will be doing in a year, thank FSM!!). Same goes for any other state where “naked” is pronounced “nekkid.”

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:13:54 +0000

Step 2: Realize that your ideas about religion are private and you don’t have to share them with anyone if you don’t want to.

If directly asked about church attendance, I just say, “I don’t attend a church” or, depending on the circumstance, “I’m an atheist.” Thankfully I’m in an area where I don’t typically get any strongly negative responses (just some surprise).

By: hoverFrog

hoverFrog — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:12:00 +0000

Frank, there is at least one guy in the forum from Oz. He (and maybe others) might be able to tell you what the religious attitudes are down under. I have an uncle and a cousin there so I should know but, unfortunately for you, religion has never come up in conversation.