Should I openly say I'm Atheist ?

[Indigo]

I'm an Atheist.

Is it safe to put it in my Facebook (myspace type of website) profile or will it scare people away?

How about when I'm asked about my religious views?

 

[azanon]

I would put it down if its actually true. I don't see how setting false pretenses is better, because your lie will eventually be discovered if a relationship starts. Besides, there might be that atheist hot chick out there looking for a guy she can identify with.

Are you a hard-core atheist? The reason I ask is because if you could truthfully say "agnostic" instead, its a bit more toned down and probably a bit more openly accepted. Agnostics are about 2 to 1 to atheists on myspace (i don't participate on facebook).

 

[StoneColdFox]

I just wouldn't put it down.

Unfortunetly, it probably might scare people away.

Hopefully you're smart enough to be atheist lol.

Real atheists would understand that comment lol.

 

[azanon]

Hopefully you're smart enough to be atheist lol.
Real atheists would understand that comment lol.

It certainly takes a lot of guts to let the cat out of the bag, when most folks hold bags with cats. But dropping that bag sure does lower the weight load. I speak from experience.

I could say I'm Satan come down from earth, and if i delivered it correctly, I think I could still pull my fair share of chicks.

 

[Master Bates]

It's not that much of a big deal. There isn't such a horrible stigma attached to not Accepting Christ or believing in a magical man in the sky like there used to be. There are tons of openly atheist/totally secular young people out there nowadays.

 

[StoneColdFox]

Well you have those people who are just goth or emo that just straight up claim they are atheist for the hell of it.

Yet, you have atheists with these brilliant ideas and philisophies on why they chose atheism.

One of my music teachers was atheist, he often got preached to about why he should choose God etc etc. Well to counter act this he studied every religion.. religiously (no pun intended) lol.

That way when someone was debating religion he could call out doctrine, or something that contradicts their claim.

He's a really brilliant guy, very young to, very DJ like I think he studied it, Ive never asked though lol.

But anyway, long story short while studying all these religions he actually found religion.

But my point is that to be a good atheist, it certainly helps to have a good philisophy as to why you're atheist and be knowledgable of other religions to support your claims.

-SCF

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

I'm an Atheist.

Is it safe to put it in my Facebook (myspace type of website) profile or will it scare people away?

How about when I'm asked about my religious views?

Are you sarging Bible thumpers?

 

[Indigo]

I would put it down if its actually true. I don't see how setting false pretenses is better, because your lie will eventually be discovered if a relationship starts. Besides, there might be that atheist hot chick out there looking for a guy she can identify with.

Are you a hard-core atheist? The reason I ask is because if you could truthfully say "agnostic" instead, its a bit more toned down and probably a bit more openly accepted. Agnostics are about 2 to 1 to atheists on myspace (i don't participate on facebook).

Who said I'm trying to to set false pretenses?

So you're saying that only if you are a "hard-core christian" you are a real christian.. yeah right...

Most Atheists consider themselves Agnostic/Atheists because if you claim that you are 100% sure that there is no God you are basing that on faith something which Atheists (in general) don't have, because they don't make claims based on things they don't know.

What's a "hard-core atheist" anyway? haha

 

[blueguy]

No. My opinion.

I'm atheist/agnostic as well. I don't broadcast it out there not because I'm afraid to (as I openly tell people I'm closer to) but because girls fall in "love" with guys who they think will mold into their lives.

It's actually harder not to say it, BUT it works in my favor.

There is no reason to limit yourself by pointing out one more incompatibility - unless you plan on marrying the girl.

I assume you're not looking for marriage yet?

By the way, this is one of the basic laws of power in 48 laws of power in case you're into that.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

...What's a "hard-core atheist" anyway? haha

He's an athiest on Sundays and holidays!

 

[azanon]

Who said I'm trying to to set false pretenses?

If you decide to go with something besides "atheist", when you are an atheist.... Me. I'm saying that in that case.

So you're saying that only if you are a "hard-core christian" you are a real christian.. yeah right...

Did i say that? You're being defensive on your own accord.

Most Atheists consider themselves Agnostic/Atheists because if you claim that you are 100% sure that there is no God you are basing that on faith something which Atheists (in general) don't have, because they don't make claims based on things they don't know.

This is incorrect. An Atheist believes there is no God. An agnostic reserves judgement on the whole God issue. Thus, the agnostic is the only "religious position", if you will, that does not involve "belief" of any kind. Any questions?

95% of Americans are 100% sure because only ~ 5% considered themselves agnostics. Now that's hard to believe!

What's a "hard-core atheist" anyway? haha

There's one kind of atheist; those that believe there is no God. I reject the "weak" vs "strong" atheist positions because by those definitions, a "weak atheist" is just an agnostic in my opinion.

........

I also like the idea of just not listing it. I know myspace gives that option; not sure about facebook.

 

[Roulette]

Nobody cares or even looks at it really. I've had mine listed as atheist since the very beginning and nobody seems to even notice. As long as you're not screaming at them for believing in God, their not going to hold it against you. Unless they ask you about it directly, leave it out of the conversation.

It's always best to be yourself.

Kudos,
Matt

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Nobody cares or even looks at it really.

I don't know man, it's strange up here. A good portion of the women here feel that there would be major contention if you aren't of the same faith not even mentioning if you don't believe. They also feel the same way about political stance. Once they find out you're an Anarchist it's all over man....

 

[traffic]

I keep my politics and religion to myself until after I get to know a girl well.

That point comes well after I fvck them.

If they won't stop questioning you on those two subjects, then they are too much trouble and you should move on to a girl who doesn't know what atheist means.

This comes from experience, trust me.

 

[DJDamage]

You better off not write anything, you don't know who is watching.

Even if you are an Atheist why do you need to announce it to the world on facebook? you might as well write down on your profile "slept with 9 different women thus far and counting" or "i have $8000 in my bank account".

 

[blueguy]

Anarchist... haha. Francisco is crazy, everybody.

I wouldn't mention that either.

 

[Indigo]

This is incorrect. An Atheist believes there is no God. An agnostic reserves judgement on the whole God issue. Thus, the agnostic is the only "religious position", if you will, that does not involve "belief" of any kind. Any questions?

95% of Americans are 100% sure because only ~ 5% considered themselves agnostics. Now that's hard to believe!

There's one kind of atheist; those that believe there is no God. I reject the "weak" vs "strong" atheist positions because by those definitions, a "weak atheist" is just an agnostic in my opinion.

Dude you really don't know what you are talking about.

"Atheism, as a philosophical view, is the position that either affirms the nonexistence of gods."

If you affirm that there is no god, you are saying that you know that there is no god. When you know that there is no god you are not basing it on facts because you cannot prove that there is no god. To believe something without facts (ie: theists) is called Faith.

What is one of the main reasons that "Atheists" or "Agnostic/Atheists", to be more precise, don't believe in gods?

Because there is no evidence to support it. Hence an Atheist is someone who has Faith that there is no god, which doesn't make much sense. Atheism is an extreme, somewhat like Communism which is nearly impossible to achieve.

Most big "Atheists" (ie: Richard Dawkins), admit that they aren't 100% certain that there is no god, they think it's IMPROBABLE though, and that the chances are slim to none but they won't assure you that there is no god.

Take a look at this scale:

7-Atheism
6-=
5-=
4-Agnosticism
3-=
2-=
1-Theism

Most will fall into number 6...

Number 7's would be falling back into the Theists none-sense of "knowing" (based on faith, not facts) that there is no god, which would be contradicting itself.

I hope I've made it clear.

Peace.

 

[The Juan and only]

Tbh I wouldn't bother listing your religion, as blueguy said, the less they know the better.

Still, if someone asks, you tell 'em your views whether you think they'll agree or not. Don't be ashamed of your beliefs just because they aren't the norm.



Just FYI, here in the UK most people are atheist/agnostic I'd say (in fact a study I just found says only 31% of britons claim to be a member of a religion). I wonder why americans are so much more religious. tis interesting. Different schooling maybe?

 

[Indigo]

Thx

 

[azanon]

Dude you really don't know what you are talking about.

If you don't want answers, don't come on here asking questions. You asked the question, OP. After that, listen and learn.

"Atheism, as a philosophical view, is the position that either affirms the nonexistence of gods."

This isn't even plain English, much less does it describe atheism correctly.

If you affirm that there is no god, you are saying that you know that there is no god. When you know that there is no god you are not basing it on facts because you cannot prove that there is no god. To believe something without facts (ie: theists) is called Faith.

I agree. But that's part of Atheism.

What is one of the main reasons that "Atheists" or "Agnostic/Atheists", to be more precise, don't believe in gods?

Because there is no evidence to support it. Hence an Atheist is someone who has Faith that there is no god, which doesn't make much sense. Atheism is an extreme, somewhat like Communism which is nearly impossible to achieve.

Agnostics neither believe nor reject the possibility that God exists. You're still struggling with that fast. Atheists fully believe there is no God just as must as a Deist fully believes there is.

Most big "Atheists" (ie: Richard Dawkins), admit that they aren't 100% certain that there is no god, they think it's IMPROBABLE though, and that the chances are slim to none but they won't assure you that there is no god.

If anyone admits they're not 100% certain there are no Gods, then they're admitting they're not an atheist. Again, "weak atheism" is not atheism in my book. Its agnosticism.

Take a look at this scale:

7-Atheism
6-=
5-=
4-Agnosticism
3-=
2-=
1-Theism

Agnosticism isn't even on the scale. They take no position at all.

There are only 3 essential positions; belief in God, lack of belief in God, and not knowing for sure.

Most will fall into number 6...

On your scale, most people are #1.

Number 7's would be falling back into the Theists none-sense of "knowing" (based on faith, not facts) that there is no god, which would be contradicting itself.

I agree which is the #1 reason I'm not an atheist.

I hope I've made it clear.

You've made your ignorance on this topic clear.