I’m a happy, get-along Christian, married to a happy, get-along agnostic. I go to church on Sundays (sometimes) and never ask him to come. He never criticizes me for going. Sometimes he will decide to come (without being asked) when there’s a baptism in the family. We celebrate Christmas (he grew up in a family that always participated in the secular aspects of the holiday, celebrating it as a cultural thing, not a religious thing). So far, it’s been 9 years, and it hasn’t caused us any problems.
Yeah, I’m always amazed at threads where somebody’s religion/lack of religion becomes an issue at work. I’m like “What the shit were you doing talking about religion at work?” Where I come from, that would be considered totally inappropriate.
I don’t like the labels “Atheist” and “Theist”, they carry so much baggage that I don’t identify with either one. But I’m more not an atheist than I am not a theist.
As much as I think they are fools to believe in such obviously made up nonsense, it’s also not my place to argue that with them. For the most part it gives them comfort, and as long as they don’t bother me or hurt anyone, I say live and let live. And who knows, I have no strong evidence either way, so maybe, just maybe, they’re the ones who are right.
Bolding mine. Oh, olives, you have certainly hit the nail on the head. I wish I could get everyone here to reread that every time they are ready to post.
Some of us are really neither, and get to just watch and laugh.
(Oh, and I love to see the atheists and theists both freak out when you say you’re agnostic, or that you really don’t care either way about the matter. It’s the way folks often react to a reveal of bisexuality - they all insist you’re really gay, and just too chicken to come clean!)
A live and let live, get along theist. I don’t care what you believe or don’t believe. Hell, you can worship an old moldy tennis ball for all I care. Just don’t be a dick about it, and we’ll get along just fine.