Sure, I suppose it's odd that atheists say jesus, and oh my god...
But no stranger than the religious saying "let's be reasonable"
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.We use the terms we grow up with. Tradition is hard to change. Try OMB. Oh my bene. Bene means good, while the English word 'good' comes from god. The atheist saying: If you don't pray in my public schools I'll not think in your churches.
GoldenMean
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May 11, 2018
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Yeah, I say those things. And if someone tries to trick me into confessing I'm really a Christian, then I'll ask that they kindly refrain from saying Wednesday or Thursday.
Kuildeous
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May 10, 2018
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@RobLes Wednesday is named after Woden. [crowl.org]
If you know that fact before reading American Gods, you gain a bit of a spoiler.
I think folks would rather hear me say "Oh my god" or "Jesus Christ" than "#$%@#" or "*&^%@#$!!" 
jujuofthesea
Level 7
May 10, 2018
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Good One! I am going to follow you!
AnneWimsey
Level 9
May 10, 2018
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@RobLes this should be fun......
I remember witnessing a miraculous transubstantiation> Several times I had heard the expressions for god's sakeand for Christ's sake and then one day someone said for fuck's sake ,,, I thought it was a rather interesting example of transubstantiation
PontifexMarximus
Level 8
May 10, 2018
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Language is a tool to convey ideas. We're raised in a culture where such tools of verbal exclamation previously exists. Therefore, we use existing semantic language. Although when usings GD around a believer i try to say "Your Goddammit", or "i swear to your god", lol, etc.
Proto
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May 10, 2018
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It's easy to understand. Atheists say those things when something is UNBELIEVABLE!
GoldenDoll
Level 7
May 10, 2018
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Words only have the power a society attributes to them. In our predominantly WASP culture, terms like "oh my god" have specific meaning that have nothing to do with a deity.
Mishalove2018
Level 4
May 10, 2018
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Someone said once that all men are really theists, because they call to their creator during orgasm.
LucyLoohoo
Level 9
May 9, 2018
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Possibly only in English
Great point! I try my best not to say "Oh God, My God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, God Damn you" when I was a Christian and when I became an atheist. It seems too crude to me.
Cgosling
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May 9, 2018
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Yeah. If you want to damn someone who/what do you go to? Oh, I don't know.....maybe SATAN.
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