question for atheists

[Acouwaila]

Do you ever catch yourself saying things like "oh my god" or "lord knows" or "thank god"?

Acouwaila Reviewed by Acouwaila on 07-14-2007. question for atheists Do you ever catch yourself saying things like "oh my god" or "lord knows" or "thank god"? Rating: 5

[ghosty]

heheh... i say "oh my god" sometimes, but usually instead of that i just say "holy shit" or in the case of something crazy happening. the stretched out "what...the... fuck?:wtf:

[delusionsofNORMALity]

of course. quite a few of the exclamations we use every day contain religious references. i've also been known to use the term "son of a bitch" when referring to people whose parentage i know nothing about and i sometimes call particularly offensive people assholes even though they only vaguely resemble that particular part of the anatomy. such exclamations are not meant to provide information, but to provide emphasis.

i also eat french fries and i am under no circumstances deluded enough to believe that either the potatoes or the lard they are cooked in have anything to do with france.

[Acouwaila]

of course. quite a few of the exclamations we use every day contain religious references. i've also been known to use the term "son of a bitch" when referring to people whose parentage i know nothing about and i sometimes call particularly offensive people assholes even though they only vaguely resemble that particular part of the anatomy. such exclamations are not meant to provide information, but to provide emphasis.

i also eat french fries and i am under no circumstances deluded enough to believe that either the potatoes or the lard they are cooked in have anything to do with france.

good point

[higher4hockey]

i say them.... i love it when people say god bless you when i sneeze...

[Pass That Shit]

People seem to always take offence when I don't say God bless to them when they sneeze. LOL :wtf:

[Hardcore Newbie]

I bless people when they sneeze, just cause.

[slipknotpsycho]

People seem to always take offence when I don't say God bless to them when they sneeze. LOL :wtf:

i'm one of those people.. bless you fine, god bless you? meh, just feels like yet another person trying to force their religion on me, that's my viewpoint on that...

yes i use those phrases... but it's just to express emotion.... oh my god = unbelievable, jesus christ = incredible, unbelievable... thank god = relief

mostly i use jesus christ and thank god in video games tho.... i get my ass handed to me by some NPC monster in a game, i say jesus christ for example... or i see what all i'm about to have to do and it's like a crapload of enemies or alot of jumping/manuvers that require near perfection, again i say jesus christ...

something seems impossible, like literally impossible i say oh my god... as in oh my god i'm never goign ot get passed this...

when i finally beat that certain part and i've just barely made it by the hair on my nuts i say thank god...


i use oh my god with my wife alot too... if she gets mad at me over nothing i'll say it, or if she says soemthing completely ridiculous OR twists my words around i'll say it..

[Oh My High]

Holy shit do I think "oh my god" more often than theists, my god down here in the Bible Belt where it's considered some cardinal sin to mention the "Lord's" name in vein, Jesus Christ people are too literal. Anyone want a hot dog or hamburger?â??I'm going to hell.

[Aerow]

I find that I often go out of my way to use them just because I'm not religous...I'm not sure if that makes a bad person. I'm probably going to hell for it though.

Oh my celestial being - Oh my god - OMG - this seems to eb the most commonly used form, I think it's in the top 10 most used phrases on the internet thanks to chatrooms and message boards.

I grew up in an extremely religous household and it just never sat well with me. Of course naturally I have to hide the fact that I'm not religous and pretend I am or I'd probably be excommunicated (is that what it's called/how it's spelled?) which is bothersome...kind of went off on a tangent. the end.