Comments on: What if Your Religious Friend Accepted Your Atheism? http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2010/03/04/what-if-your-religious-friend-accepted-your-atheism/ by Hemant Mehta Mon, 28 May 2012 10:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Dhes of Yuggoth http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2010/03/04/what-if-your-religious-friend-accepted-your-atheism/#comment-439662 Dhes of Yuggoth Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:13:57 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=21981#comment-439662 I've got a friend who seems reasonably respectful of my atheism, but I don't debate it with her, either. I see little point in doing so, as I know it won't convince her of anything, and her take on it is much the same. I don't need her to agree with me about everything, though. Mom SEEMS okay with my atheism, but, then, there was another much more relevant area of my life quite recently where she's actually had a very major issue with something and remained quiet about it until the worst possible moment when it had the potential do the most damage. I am extremely grateful to my very excellent neuropsychologist for spotting it, though, preventing the damage. So, there's probably another shoe hanging in the air somewhere that may well drop at some point in time, and probably quite suddenly, out of the blue. After the last debacle, I think it would be merely prudent on my part to brace myself in case it should come down. I’ve got a friend who seems reasonably respectful of my atheism, but I don’t debate it with her, either. I see little point in doing so, as I know it won’t convince her of anything, and her take on it is much the same. I don’t need her to agree with me about everything, though.

Mom SEEMS okay with my atheism, but, then, there was another much more relevant area of my life quite recently where she’s actually had a very major issue with something and remained quiet about it until the worst possible moment when it had the potential do the most damage. I am extremely grateful to my very excellent neuropsychologist for spotting it, though, preventing the damage. So, there’s probably another shoe hanging in the air somewhere that may well drop at some point in time, and probably quite suddenly, out of the blue. After the last debacle, I think it would be merely prudent on my part to brace myself in case it should come down.

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