I'm Coming Out!!! Pt. 2: A Storm Is Coming

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pizzahut451 said:

Garnett said:

pizzahut451 said:

Garnett said:

sapphi_snake said:

Garnett said:

sapphi_snake said:

Garnett said:

Just say this to them

"Hell is not a place you go, if you not a christian

it's the failure of your lifes greatest ambition

It's a bad decision to blindly follow any religion"

then you follow up "Before i decide what religion i am, i must do extensive research" then in about 6 months, tell them you dont believe in any religion.

Won't the bolded part offend or upset them? As for the final paragraph, what's the point of it. Wouldn't it just be easier to just tell them I've come to the conclusion that all religions are false?

Religous people get offended no matter what... And atleast your giving them idea, your looking into the relgion... Its like saying "Hey im looking for a job" and then 6 months later "well i couldnt find a job sorry " instead of saying "im not looking for a job at all"

Well, I see where's you're getting at, but if I do it I don't think I'd word it like that.

Religion usually makes people think that their opinion is right, and everything else is wrong.

As well as atheism

Athiest have more open opinions, Relgious people think that god did this and no way around it. 

Atheist people think God didnt do this and no way around it, so? It still makes people think thier opinnion is right and everything else wrong

I think it's both ways. In general, I think in countries where most people are religious, atheists are more vocal. In countries were most people are athiest, religious people are more vocal. I think it's kinda defending yourself against the majority. When everyone thinks different from you, you become defensive.

I heard that in the US atheists are pretty vocal (can't say it's true for sure though, never lived there), so I guess it's because they are a small minority. Edit: I also find that most people saying religious people are this or that on forums are from the US. No offense, that's the impression I got, I may be wrong.

In Europe, atheism is so normal that we don't feel the need to defend it. Almost everyone my age is an atheist, so we don't feel threatened as a group. At the same time, religious people represent a large enough part of the population that we just accept it as normal, too. I would say atheists and religious people respect each other pretty much in Europe, though I have seen religious people going door to door trying to convince people, and not atheists. Religious people see their number dwindling and try to avoid it.

Ultimately, it's all down to personal belief, and we should respect each other no matter what. I am never going to try and convince a religious person that God doesn't exist, and even think that if religion works for that person, then it's a good thing. Religious people I know respect me too, so no problem.