2006-08-04 10:16:34 · 6 answers · asked by man oman 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They're just words, and they're so deeply ingrained into our language it would be hard, not to mention silly, to avoid using them.
2006-08-04 10:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been on Yahoo!Answers for a week, and I've already seen this question or variations on it three times. Do fundamentalist christians actually believe that this somehow constitutes proof that atheists secretly believe in god? If so, let me ask you a question: many fundamentalists claim that dinosaurs never existed, and that dinosaur skeletons were planted by Satan to fool us. And yet, they will not hesitate to refer to someone who is out of touch as "a dinosaur". Does this mean that fundamentalists secretly believe in evolution?
2006-08-04 17:29:11 · answer #2 · answered by Josh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I second Rune as well...my Jewish friend says "Jesus Christ" so it's kind of similar...you know...they're phrases that are just so integrated into our culture. If she (my Jewish friend) were to be "religiously correct" if you will, she would have to say "Moses Prophet" or something of that sort.
I don't understand how people think that because Atheists say "oh my God" means they somewhat believe in God...I mean, I thought Christians weren't supposed to say it. And my Jewish friend hasn't become Christian....
2006-08-05 00:57:57 · answer #3 · answered by sirsquillium 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess about 99% of them do which is why they aren't true atheists. That would be like me (a Christian) saying "Oh my buddha!" I don't believe in buddha, why would I call on him?
2006-08-04 17:24:33 · answer #4 · answered by BeeFree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I second the Rune... person.
2006-08-04 17:28:20 · answer #5 · answered by SecondStar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Point being?
2006-08-04 17:20:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋