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stopbush

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4. "There may be atheists in foxholes, but apparently I am not one of them." writes Ms Nichols.

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:24 PM

Oct 2012

Well, I am.

I've lost both parents and didn't feel a need to pray or seek god either time. In fact, I was pretty much appalled and disgusted by the whole Lutheran religious claptrap that went on during their funeral services.

My wife and I lost a child at 26 weeks. Didn't feel any urge to pray to the imaginary deity when that happened, either.

As far as atheists in foxholes - weren't all those "godless Communists" we fought all those years atheists? Weren't they in foxholes?

BTW - if you're not an atheist and you find yourself in a foxhole, why is your faith and your god so weak? Surely, you must believe that your god will be looking out for you in that foxhole, protecting you from danger. And if he doesn't have the power to protect you from danger, why bother groveling before him?

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Atheists and Foxholes [View all] rug Oct 2012 OP

Oh brother. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #1

Arakan anyone? dmallind Oct 2012 #32

Exactly. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #35

Excellent article, imo. I think she expresses what many feel. cbayer Oct 2012 #2

That's only true if skepticscott Oct 2012 #3

"There may be atheists in foxholes, but apparently I am not one of them." writes Ms Nichols. stopbush Oct 2012 #4

It's not always about groveling, you know. cbayer Oct 2012 #5

In a foxhole it is. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #7

I disagree. Sometimes in a crises, it's about trying to find some internal strength. cbayer Oct 2012 #9

The author misused the term "atheist in a foxhole". beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #10

What she describes is nothing like begging for her (or her mother's life), so I agree cbayer Oct 2012 #11

The foxhole reference usually sets me off. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #13

I am - and it's my death not someone else's to boot. dmallind Oct 2012 #33

Hmm edhopper Oct 2012 #6

Is there a reason? rug Oct 2012 #8

A reason for what? edhopper Oct 2012 #43

"But the universe and reality don't exist for your comfort." rug Oct 2012 #44

If you mean an anthropromorphic reason edhopper Oct 2012 #47

No, I'm not asking for physical ausation. rug Oct 2012 #48

Are we in edhopper Oct 2012 #51

No, never mind. rug Oct 2012 #52

You know rug, you really ought to post all this anti-atheist crap in Atheists & Agnostics mr blur Oct 2012 #12

How is this anti-atheist? cbayer Oct 2012 #14

Edit, replied to wrong post. rug Oct 2012 #17

If anything, I found this to be very supportive of atheism and a very personal story. cbayer Oct 2012 #18

He is under the delusion that if I posted it it must be anti-atheist. rug Oct 2012 #19

I can't speak for Mr. Blur but if I had to guess beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #20

I can see how the "There are no atheists in foxholes" meme would be offensive, cbayer Oct 2012 #22

You asked how this thread could be construed as 'anti-atheist'. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #23

That would be true only if one didn't read past the headline. cbayer Oct 2012 #24

If the headline read 'Catholics and the Buggering of Little Boys' would you read past it? beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #25

Yes, I would, because headlines are often used to incite interest. cbayer Oct 2012 #26

They are also used to sow discord. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #27

I don't think there is a need to make this personal. cbayer Oct 2012 #28

Ok, first, the author is no longer an atheist (if she ever was one). beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #29

What does she say that makes you think she is no longer an atheist? cbayer Oct 2012 #30

"I believed there was something greater than our little lives." beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #31

OK, but you make assumptions about "my god", which I would ask you not to do. cbayer Oct 2012 #34

Okay, comparing anybody's god to Santa Claus is offensive. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #36

Agree. cbayer Oct 2012 #37

You think an article written by an woman sifting through belief systems is flamebait? rug Oct 2012 #38

At least I don't play coy. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #39

No, you just indirectly accuse people of posting flamebait. rug Oct 2012 #40

Oh it's a playground... beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #41

Really? And what game are you playing? rug Oct 2012 #42

We really do need that hypocrisy smilie. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #45

One of us does, desperately. rug Oct 2012 #46

It would behoove you to re-read your posts to atheists in this forum before throwing stones at me. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #49

Simple minds find things to be simple. rug Oct 2012 #50

You have a peculiar view of what is anti-atheism. rug Oct 2012 #21

How is that not atheism? Silent3 Oct 2012 #15

I think that a very accurate description of what she describes. cbayer Oct 2012 #16

"To kati allo" - Embracing Something Else tama Oct 2012 #53

To Kati Allo - I like that very much. cbayer Oct 2012 #54

Silly nothereforyou Oct 2013 #55

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #56

Welcome to DU and to the Religion group, nothereforyou. cbayer Oct 2013 #57