I think one of my students is a mini atheist :)
Today I had to explain to a Grade 1 what "worship" means (as in, "they go to a building to worship")*.
In my head I was like "Oh shit, oh fuck. I don't really know the answer either, kiddo. I've never done it" while out loud I was like "Well, in this case, it means that people get together to pray and talk about their religion to other people who are also a part of their religion" and the kid was like "Oooh, okay."
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* Today I was reading a Hannukkah book to some of my Grade 1 students (Hannukkah Bear by Eric Kimmel -- 20/10 recommend, it's really funny).
I went explaining Jewish terms like menorah, rabbi, and synagogue as they came up and as I got to "synagogue" I explained that the buildings where people go to worship have different names depending on which religion the building belongs to; Christians have churches, Muslims have mosques, and Jewish people have synagogues.
"You don’t need religion to have morals. If you can’t determine right from wrong then you lack empathy, not religion."
--- Atheist saying
atheostic reblogged
Dear Christians,
Idgaf what Dawkins says about XYZ.
I'm so TIRED of y'all telling me to "read something besides Dawkins" or to "put down the Dawkins books" or some variation thereof when I've never read any of his work nor have I mentioned Dawkins in any way, shape, or form in the conversation.
ATHEISTS DON'T CARE WHAT DAWKINS THINKS.
He's neither our leader nor our representative, he's just some rando with personal opinions.
Agreed!
Like. I have read the God Delusion, and I agree in some points, but others he's just so very, very wrong. And he's a human piece of garbage. (See: the title of the book, for starters)
And he's not our high priest or whatever the fuck. We don't have those. He does not speak for all or even most atheists. I don't give a solitary fuck what he says about anything. If I agree with him, that's pure coincidence, not dogma
"If I agree with him, that's pure coincidence, not dogma"
YEEEEES.
And whenever I DO agree with him and/or I come across a good quote of his I always think of this meme:
If I'm blogging/reblogging the quote I try to remember to add it to my post. xD
atheostic reblogged
shoutout to older atheists! shoutout to people who stopped believing at 25, 30, 40! your atheism is as real and valuable as the rest of ours, and I’m glad you’re here 💓
If anything, people who stopped believing later in life are even more impressive, because you had a lot more to deconstruct before reaching disbelief.
Becoming an unbeliever isn't a race; whether you never believed like me or stopped believing in your 60s+ you're just as much an atheist as any other atheist.
Today my ESL mom learned the "atheism is a non-prophet organization" joke while looking up what dad jokes are and she was so excited to tell me the joke that I couldn't bring myself to tell her that I'd heard it before.
"And God promised men that good, obedient wives would be found in all corners of the world. Then He made the Earth round and laughed."
-- Atheist joke
"The road to atheism is paved with holy books that have actually been read."
-- Atheist saying
My mom sent me this as an electronic Christmas card
Atheist problems be like
Y’know when someone says something you fundamentally disagree with but you live in a small town and you’re in the closet about being an atheist because you could get legally fired from your job if your boss realized you’re not Christian so you gotta keep your mouth shut in case what you said got back to them (and you’re in the town’s only post office, so it totally would), so you give an awkward laugh and agree with the person that microevolution makes sense but macroevolution doesn’t, all the while feeling bad for lying to the person’s face?
I hate that.