Atheists & Agnostics

Anymouse

(120 posts)

20. Greta Christina missed a couple.

Sat May 25, 2013, 04:24 AM

May 2013

One I got after my great-grandmother died and I was headed home from Spain on emergency leave (from an officer approving my papers): You think everyone just dies anyway, why should you care? (Aside from my great-grandmother being my favourite relative, the will designating me as executor, the family requesting my presence in a Red Cross message to my command, the fact I loved her and that she was gone forever, . . .)

Another I've heard frequently is "You must be against freedom of religion." (Also sometimes conflated with "you must be against democracy&quot : Nope, freedom of religion is an Enlightenment value. The Ten Commandments are against freedom of religion, and throw in speech and association too. - James, in Wyobraska.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

28 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

9 Questions That Atheists Might Find Insulting (And the Answers) [View all] Brainstormy May 2013 OP

Thanks. Pretty good. sinkingfeeling May 2013 #1

Some here need to read #5 Lordquinton May 2013 #2

I come here for the snack tray. progressoid May 2013 #11

#9 is the best. Why are atheists so angry? dimbear May 2013 #3

*100 jives May 2013 #19

I do get mad when I see people hurting themselves for religious reasons AtheistCrusader May 2013 #26

There's something wrong with this. Scuba May 2013 #4

I have always loved the "what if you are wrong" argument. Curmudgeoness May 2013 #5

It always puzzled me... uriel1972 May 2013 #13

I am sure that I would get it wrong. Curmudgeoness May 2013 #14

#9 Mr.Bill May 2013 #6

... EvolveOrConvolve May 2013 #7

The first question LostOne4Ever May 2013 #8

I hear you Brainstormy May 2013 #9

Just because we "talk" to you here Curmudgeoness May 2013 #15

Yes, the one part I didn't agree with was her expression SwissTony May 2013 #21

My sister threw most of those questions at me when I first told her. n/t cynatnite May 2013 #10

I found that a most excellent article. Jasana May 2013 #12

Same here. trotsky May 2013 #18

Its not a question LostOne4Ever May 2013 #16

Yep. If only God were in the classroom nothing bad would happen to them, deucemagnet May 2013 #17

And what, exactly, is keeping god out? Bay Boy May 2013 #24

Greta Christina missed a couple. Anymouse May 2013 #20

Good post & welcome to DU! JNelson6563 May 2013 #22

What gets me about LostOne4Ever May 2013 #23

"If you don't believe in God or heaven, why don't you just kill yourself?" Bay Boy May 2013 #25

K&R Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Jun 2013 #27

After reading #1 I would ask Christians LiberalFighter Jul 2013 #28