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Anyone else ever been told “No you’re not” when coming out as atheist to your family? Blows my mind that they know what I am better than I do!

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KendallHopkins 4 Apr 1
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Level 7

Not quite, but my Mom probably thinks it.

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Level 9

Saying that to me is a bad idea. Those who have, learned to regret it, and not do it again.
I don't understand why anyone would tolerate being told that, by anyone.

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Level 7

Christian friends still tell me that now...after more than 30 years as an Atheist.

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Level 7

The common stupidity frequently voiced by such family members is: "You are just mad at God."

If I get mad at my boss, can I just stop believing in his existence, too? ?

@DonThiebaut No...usually you just have to kill those sums-ah-bitches. 🙂

@dahermit

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Level 2

In a similar line of thinking, I usually get the response of you will become religious when you get older. It's easy to be an atheist when you're young and healthy. Apparently I will be wanting god to save me when I'm closer to my death.

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Level 4

YUP!

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Level 5

You could have said to them: "To you I am an atheist, to God I am a loyal democratic opposition"

IAS1 Level 5 May 10, 2018
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Yup. I received the "that's impossible" response. "We are a christian family and you'd better get with the program" my mother said rather irritated on the phone.

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Level 6

That's funny. Well you gave them fair warning no point in arguing over yourself. You know best.

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Level 7

Yeah but they got the picture pretty quick.

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