Anonymous wrote:Were you raised in a religious household?

What guides your moral framework?

When did you realize you're an atheist?

No home religion, just atheist.
Just do the right thing. Civic minded.
Always was an atheist.

Anonymous wrote:How will you feel when you burn in the flames of Hell for all eternity?

Hot. No , just joking.
It will not happen.
The only flames will be at my cremation.

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Anonymous wrote:Atheist can be victims of some of the worst discrimination.
Most of the time, I kept my (non) beliefs to myself.
Lately, I have been coming out.

Can you give some examples? How have you been coming out?

When people say, "I don't care what you believe, as long as you believe in something", that is saying there is something wrong with no belief.
I have been coming out by admitting it. First I used to say that I was agnostic, now I just say atheist. But as a child, I used to say that I was what ever religion I felt people wanted me to be.

Anonymous wrote:Do atheists say "Oh my God" or something similar during sex?

I do, but it's used in the context of an exclamation of surprise. It has no more religious meaning to me than when I say, "Holy crap!" "goddammit" or any other variants.

Anonymous wrote:Do atheists say "Oh my God" or something similar during sex?

Isn't it worse if a religious person uses this expression because it's considered blasphemy?

Anonymous wrote:How will you feel when you burn in the flames of Hell for all eternity?

So you are only good, if that, because this is your fear?

Do atheists say "Oh my God" or something similar during sex?

Anonymous wrote:How will you feel when you burn in the flames of Hell for all eternity?

Not the OP, but another atheist. I don't worry about hell because I simply don't believe in it. Faith is belief in the absence of proof, and without proof I see no reason to believe in Christian mythology any more than Christians believe in Greek mythology.

If I end up in a lake of fire for eternity I guess I'll have to admit that I was wrong, but given that I've (so far) lived a life that a Christian would consider moral, if the Christian god chucks me in a lake of fire for eternity for non-belief despite my good behavior then I'd have to spend eternity thinking he's an asshole, as well.

Anonymous wrote:How will you feel when you burn in the flames of Hell for all eternity?

That's the beauty of being an atheist. We don't worry about such nonsense.

But if there really IS a hell, I hope Satan allows you to warn us. Just bring lots of sunscreen.

Anonymous wrote:How will you feel when you burn in the flames of Hell for all eternity?

Did you see the title of the thread? OP is an atheist.

Were you raised in a religious household?

What guides your moral framework?

When did you realize you're an atheist?

How will you feel when you burn in the flames of Hell for all eternity?

Anonymous wrote:Atheist can be victims of some of the worst discrimination.
Most of the time, I kept my (non) beliefs to myself.
Lately, I have been coming out.

atheist, too

There's a difference btw tolerance and acceptance. When it comes to religious beliefs, I can't even define myself as tolerant. With other issues - like homosexuality - I am accepting, not just "tolerant."

I believe that if I'm tolerant, I'm being hypocritical. It just doesn't sit well with me.

Do you find yourself in either category with regard to the religious beliefs of others? Most of my friends are atheists - or have VERY liberal religious views. They're not rabid.

Anonymous wrote:Atheist can be victims of some of the worst discrimination.
Most of the time, I kept my (non) beliefs to myself.
Lately, I have been coming out.

Can you give some examples? How have you been coming out?

Atheist can be victims of some of the worst discrimination.
Most of the time, I kept my (non) beliefs to myself.
Lately, I have been coming out.