Hardships of Being Atheist

[denuseri]

Well Ive always tried to never insult anyone over their beliefs, atheist or otherwise.

When I did dabble with atheism I was never insulted in the lightest by anyone.

I cant however say the same for the rest of the time in which Ive been religious and insulted for it, seems like the shoe if anything is more on the other foot there in every regard.

[thir]

Well Ive always tried to never insult anyone over their beliefs, atheist or otherwise.

When I did dabble with atheism I was never insulted in the lightest by anyone.

I cant however say the same for the rest of the time in which Ive been religious and insulted for it, seems like the shoe if anything is more on the other foot there in every regard.

Sounds quite illogical to me, with all one hears about religion in other countries. In DK you are more likely to be insulted if religious, thanks to the cultural background of non-religion. Or rather, be seen as slightly weird.That is changing now, though, with so many religious people coming in.

In religious countries it is more logical that you are insulted for atheism than for following the norm.

However, in both cases I assume it all depends on where you are, exactly. What circles you move in.

[Thorne]

In religious countries it is more logical that you are insulted for atheism than for following the norm.

Insults don't bother me all that much. I think they reflect more on the person doing the insult than on the person being insulted. It's the other problems that happen that scare me. (Yeah, yeah, I hear you choking out there, denuseri.) Not getting hired for a job you can do well, just because you don't fall on your knees every day? (Happened to me, a long time ago.) Not being able to rent a room because you're not Baptist? (I told her I was born Catholic, even though I didn't consider myself such any more.) Other similar, minor torments. Or some not so minor, like John has endured from his family. The so-called tolerant religious aren't always quite so tolerant, it turns out.