tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post1596860772428734920..comments2024-01-15T04:46:58.572-05:00Comments on Atheist Camel: “Our Thoughts and Prayers are with Dick Clark’s Family.” OookayDromedary Humphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14165566701791663057noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-46863216738804492962012-08-04T01:25:57.251-04:002012-08-04T01:25:57.251-04:00Hey Gristle,
Actually I think the 'bless you&#...Hey Gristle,<br />Actually I think the 'bless you' pre-dates christianity and was linked to pagen beliefs that when sneezing we are exposed to evil. I dont remember where I read or heard it, but it was definately not part of any dogma I was raised with as a xtian. As such it holds no real meaning. I would still wish people merry christmas long after all religions are gone, if for no other reason than harmless tradition. I see the need to put religion in its place, but the 'bless you' hill isnt the one I would choose to die on. its the same most often when people offer prayers. In fact I think its the same same when people ask ' how you doin? ' they usually dont care, but in some odd way it makes us feel polite.<br /><br />cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15637470187811907640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-78025937896512378622012-04-29T00:14:31.442-04:002012-04-29T00:14:31.442-04:00@WhyNot - There are some people in between theism ...@WhyNot - There are some people in between theism and atheism. I was once somewhere between "formerly religious" (raised fundamentalist) and "not quite atheist". I will never forget an Atheist Camel blog post declaring the idea that eternal damnation is to love as wife beating is to love. Having been fully indoctrinated earlier in life, this simple comparison was powerful and life changing for me. My "formerly religious" brain had never considered this comparison before. <br /><br />I don't agree with everything Hump says. I'm sure he will attest to some humdinger arguments with me. But take a moment to consider that maybe everything written here doesn't have to be about appealing to audiences you have narrowly defined<br /><br />BTW, I noticed your comment was not censoredlonghorn believerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520126985162930925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-28282600164613205972012-04-25T21:00:06.908-04:002012-04-25T21:00:06.908-04:00@Why Not,
We need Humps "daily farts" t...@Why Not,<br /><br />We need Humps "daily farts" to keep us vigilant against the intrusion of religion into our secular lives. Religion is an insidious thing, if the secularists don't keep on their toes it will work its way into influencing our laws, our children's schools and our freedoms. If you don't believe atheist activism is necessary, I would suggest that you spend a while as an atheist living in somewhere like Texas where religion really has wormed its way into influencing everything.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-19644511810966281792012-04-25T07:34:43.977-04:002012-04-25T07:34:43.977-04:00gristle..
I don't know if that is possible.
...gristle.. <br />I don't know if that is possible. <br /><br />I could give you any number of snarky retorts to their blessings, but then I never worried about coming across as a dick ;)Dromedary Humphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165566701791663057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-15664826548809513462012-04-25T06:03:05.952-04:002012-04-25T06:03:05.952-04:00I work in a cubical environment and my coworkers i...I work in a cubical environment and my coworkers in adjacent cubicals are always saying "Bless you" after I sneeze. I then feel obligated to say "thank you". How can I break this cycle, without coming across as a dick?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-50204734391538491312012-04-24T07:37:31.329-04:002012-04-24T07:37:31.329-04:00Chatpilot,
"As stupid as this sounds they ar...Chatpilot,<br /><br />"<i>As stupid as this sounds they are just meant to be words of comfort inspired by a delusion. It's just the right thing to say; the theist version of offering condolences to a grieving family.</i>"<br /><br />Spot on. No more, no less. It is THAT fucking obvious, one wonders why the mindless comments abound.<br /><br />Tell you what, I'm atheist, but some of the mind-boggling anti-religion waffle I read here is beyond my comprehension. In fact it nearly makes me feel embarrassed to be atheist. <br /><br />I have no idea what the purpose of this blog is:<br /><br />- to try convert the religious ppl around? If so, the camel brains around here got it wrong; reading this stuff only confirms to them how lucky they are not to be a brainless camel.<br /><br />- to try to convert the converted? Like me? Ooops, camel brain got it wrong again; all his daily farts do for me is make me embarrassed on behalf of the atheist community.<br /><br />No doubt this will be censored (hey, that's the way Atheist Camel understands freedom of speech, riht?), but no wocking furries as we say in the land of Oz, I'll post it on my blog so we can all get a good laugh - blog where atheists and religious dudes and dudettes co-live in harmony.<br /><br />Tada.WhyNothttp://ppblog.free.fr/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-80998998026479700172012-04-22T19:48:27.550-04:002012-04-22T19:48:27.550-04:00I was on a lengthy train trip to Melbourne earlier...I was on a lengthy train trip to Melbourne earlier this year and whilst sitting in the dining car, there was a middle aged couple who were obviously on their way to see a relative who was sick. Sitting nearby was a priest (although I wouldn't have immediately known as he was dressed casually). Overhearing the middle aged man talking on the phone the priest interrupted with something like "Oh, I can help, I am a priest. I can say a prayer for you." I was amused by the look on the woman's face. The priest retreated and the man offered a forced and insincere "Thank you". If it were me I would probably would have said something like "Thanks for sticking your nose in where it is not wanted. It amuses me that you think your status within the church makes your mumblings more revered by an imaginary sky fairy than the mumblings of the next Christian."Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-45526582245094693172012-04-21T18:14:15.285-04:002012-04-21T18:14:15.285-04:00Anonymous, you coward, you are deluded and brainwa...Anonymous, you coward, you are deluded and brainwashed by the woo of your fiction zombie.NewEnglandBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190715223856189053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-80822486069241250522012-04-21T18:04:48.684-04:002012-04-21T18:04:48.684-04:00God is the Almighty! He is Omnipresent and can do...God is the Almighty! He is Omnipresent and can do anything - hear millions of people at once. There is only one way to heaven, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. All will believe - now on earth or when the pass. The way the truth and the light is Jesus. Repent and accept Christ to go to heaven or reject and face eternity in a very bad place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-50136192319013256902012-04-21T14:56:42.292-04:002012-04-21T14:56:42.292-04:00There are so many mindless phrases uttered in reli...There are so many mindless phrases uttered in religious circles. Yes, they are annoying, and I doubt that anybody does any praying. And they certainly don't check back to see if God answered their prayers, if they do in fact pray.<br /><br />It's just a mindless, warm and fuzzy thing to say that makes no sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-3358796115293096982012-04-21T12:48:29.467-04:002012-04-21T12:48:29.467-04:00But it gets so much more ridiculous than that. P...But it gets so much more ridiculous than that. People mean well, and some of them even really do pray and think that it does some good. <br />HOWEVER there is something much worse. The stupidity of some comments that are made to comfort range beyond tolerance. Here is just one example: Years ago (1992)<br />my brother in law, sticken with muscular dystrophy, was burned excrutiatingly in a fire that he could not escape from. He spent four months in the burn unit at UC Davis, undergoing many surgeries and skin grafts, eventually losing his leg to flesh eating bacteria, enduring a new colony on his midriff. Fed through a tube for all that time--unable to speak above a whisper. <br />Four months later, he succumbed. <br />And we get comments like, "My dear, God in his infinite mercy took him home." W-H-A-T T-H-E F-U-C-K! How can you even respond to that. You just walk away.Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-54018509950998301842012-04-20T20:12:49.572-04:002012-04-20T20:12:49.572-04:00As usual Hump, you make a good point. These religi...As usual Hump, you make a good point. These religious platitudes do piss me off too. I tend to use <i>"My thoughts are with you"</i> when dealing with grief of others. It's a simple, truthful phrase and seems to do the job.tiNstAghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936723980253427417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-51315781688846120112012-04-20T16:31:45.647-04:002012-04-20T16:31:45.647-04:00As stupid as this sounds they are just meant to be...As stupid as this sounds they are just meant to be words of comfort inspired by a delusion. It's just the right thing to say; the theist version of offering condolences to a grieving family.Chatpilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550924322118366351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-11445142483264134072012-04-19T21:08:30.558-04:002012-04-19T21:08:30.558-04:00I never understood the whole "Our prayers go ...I never understood the whole "Our prayers go out to the family" nonsense. You hear this all the time after a natural disaster or major event like a building fire occurs that causes a plethora of deaths and injuries. Wouldn't god go insane if he heard millions of voices speaking all at once in his head all praying their loved ones make it to heaven or get well? I know when my kids were young and they spoke at the same time, it would drive me crazy.<br /><br />As for the "God bless you" that everyone still says, I never say it. If I say anything at all, it's usually "Gesundheit", which my dad always said growing up. When someone says it to me, I usually respond with "Thank you for allowing my eternal soul to return to my body. Without the blessing, I may not have lived another minute." People who know me don't give it a second thought, but those who don't usually are dumbfounded. I get a kick out of it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488651241352366915.post-42491281666430913722012-04-19T20:41:04.534-04:002012-04-19T20:41:04.534-04:00I think you nailed that one...LOLI think you nailed that one...LOLNewEnglandBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190715223856189053noreply@blogger.com