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good follow through Hil!
he bits of mainstream atheism that are about being pissed off at Christianity go right over my head.)
Despite being raised in a sorta Christian househould, it goes over mine too. It seem to me there might be another religion or two out there that wants to be the one true religion.
ION, Matt and I have been together for 20 years today
Of course, while we were going through these papers, I tried to stay far enough back that I could see the names on the papers but wouldn't be tempted to read the rest of the recommendation. I could see enough of the shape of the paragraphs and sentences, though, to realize he'd written essentially the same recommendation for both of us, with maybe a few details changed. Oh well -- I know that I've done that a few times when I had to write student evaluations, and I don't think the two of us are applying to too many of the same jobs.
Happy Anniversary, beth!
Congrats to Beth and Matt!
he bits of mainstream atheism that are about being pissed off at Christianity go right over my head
It's mostly about being pissed off that a set of magical beliefs affect the lives of those of us who don't, you know, believe. And, in general, it's Christian beliefs we are supposed to respect/follow.
Oh, Hil. Glad that one had a happy ending. I really hope your next department is a little less entertaining to read about and a little more efficient.
Congrats, beth! Two decades, woo!
Merry Anything, Everything, or Nothing at all!
I like this.
And now I'm getting distracted by Orrin Hatch's Chanukah song. [link]
Many atheists who were raised in religious households are very adamant about which god/s they don't believe in, is the thing. To a certain kind of ex-Christian atheist, Christmas can't be about Christ, because THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN HIM ANYMORE LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOOUUUUUUUUUU.
Heh. Couple that with "Well YOU belive THIS, and YOU belive THAT..." It's handy because then I get some idea of just who pissed them off, but a) its rarely what I actually believe and b) its pretty rude to insist you know what I am thinking at the top of your lungs. Now, will you stop insisting that you think I'm deluded if I assure you I don't think you're going to hell? (That's usually the second or third nasty thing attributed to what *I* think.)
Like Jessica said, its behavior specific to certain athiests raised in religious households. Households, interetingly enough, where I was not.
The bits of mainstream atheism that are about being pissed off at Christianity go right over my head
It's mostly about being pissed off that a set of magical beliefs affect the lives of those of us who don't, you know, believe.
"Magical beliefs"? What's magic about them? (That's not a pissy question; I'm just curious.)
It's mostly about being pissed off that a set of magical beliefs affect the lives of those of us who don't, you know, believe.
IME, being raised Christian can make some atheists take this very personally in a way that most non-ex-Christians atheists don't.
The battle cry of the mighty neocon - "America is a Christian nation!" - is heard very differently by people who once believed it than by people who were Part Of The Problem long before they were atheists.