It's funny you should say that
Because I often feel like I'm treading on thin ice when I admit I'm atheist. In fact, on here is the only place where I don't feel this is the case. (Indeed, that we have both used the word 'admit' implies there's a discernible social stigma with having come down on one side of the fence or the other)
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 15:47, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

so there we have it
it's a social crime to have an opinion *sads*
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 15:49, Reply)

Oh no, certainly not.
It's only a crime when yours is the wrong opinion.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 15:51, Reply)

I beg to differ!

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 15:51, Reply)

Yeah, well you would, being a massive bumder and all

(Bazongaloid, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 15:52, Reply)

Perhaps that's it
The only acceptable option is to shrug your shoulders and grunt in indifference.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 15:51, Reply)

I actually find people who refuse to commit one way or another even more annoying
You've gotta have an opinion Marvin!
(Bazongaloid, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 15:52, Reply)

An opinion is not so much the problem as the subject.
We find it hard to understand how you can believe in a God and you probably find it hard to understand how we can't.
( girlinthehole, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 15:52, Reply)

This is a very good point.
I can understand why religion might have come about, and why people might have begun to believe in a deity, but with all due respect to Crunchy and Kristine, I really do struggle to understand how people can believe in one these days.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 15:56, Reply)

i have no problem at all with people not believing
it's a very personal thing which can only be answered by the individual.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 15:57, Reply)

the subject isn't a problem, it's how people express their opinions
when you're calling someone names for something they personally believe in then it's a problem

if I were to say "I don't actually believe 2+2=4." then call me an idiot, because it's proven to be true
you cannot prove there is not a God anymore than I can prove that there is
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 15:57, Reply)