Athiests, Do you feel silly talking into the drive through ordering thing? Do you feel like its praying?

Question

Like when you say "I'll have a Big Mac combo with root beer, 2 cheeseburgers, one strawberry shake and a couple of oreo McFlurries"

Do you feel like totally spiritual and stuff when the voice comes back and tells you how much money you owe for your food?

Do you feel that driving up to the first window is like a journey of life, man?

And then theres that feeling between the 1st and 2nd window where you have paid but got nothing....is that like how you would feel if you were good but still went to hell, y;know?

Please tell me what this experience does to you....do you meditate before or after? What do you do to prepare for this? What do you call this ceremony of yours? Do you share your spiritual experices with brothers and sisters of the non-faith? Do you dream of Richard Dawkins the whole time you eat, like when he was on family feud except he is kissing you instead of some housewife?

Thanks
David

Answer 1

No, none of that actually. Since atheists live in the real world and have real thoughts we consider more important matters, like "would my wife, or daughter, or son want anything too?" Or "maybe I should get my son the special toy, he's been so good lately" or "Do I have to get gas before I go home?" Or "When my wife called me yesterday to stop my artwork and help her because she had a flat tire, and then I had to leave it to get to my other job I thought I would be able to fix it today; but since its raining all day today, and she stayed home today because she wasn't feeling well and wanted to hang out (which was fun) I didn't get to it, so will it be alright one more day in that parking lot, or should I take care of it in the pouring rain?"

I consider real thoughts about real people that exist who have real needs and real problems; these cross my mind when ordering food at the drive through. Maybe if you spent a little less time creating the problems that people like me have to solve, and maybe if you stopped asking for help every time you have a problem, you could think about these real things too and stop being the evil you pretend to combat.

Answer 2

Someone's been eating their fingerpaints again.

But let's address what's important in your question. You do realize that it was Richard DAWSON that was on family feud, right? (and that he's dead - Fingerpaint overdose)

Come to think of it, once I did get an onion ring in my french fries. It wasn't a McD's, but I'm a polytheist when it comes to food. It was like manna from heaven, 'cause I like onion rings but I can't afford them, so I pray for them. Then I talked into the clowns mouth, and BAM!, one golden-brown onion ring tucked into my bag like Noah in the Ark. And I had almost ordered the parfait instead of the fries, too. The clown works in mysterious ways.

I guess you don't feel silly if you actually do get something after talking into the clown's mouth.

Answer 3

I am guessing from your question that you have become disillusioned with the drive-through experience, due to its lack of Christian content.

Here is a handy hint.

To simulate the prayer-experience in a food-ordering situation, simply plug both ears with oil-soaked cotton wool, so that no-one appears to be answering.

Then, when the food you have requested eventually appears, shout out "A miracle! - my brothahs and sistahs - a miracle among us!" and fall over.

Answer 4

Do you feel silly for posting the dumbest question ever on Y/A?Do you feel like you're totally fried like a McD's Hamburger?Are your eyes the same color as Ronald McDonald's hair? Let us know when you come down.Must be some potent stuff.Surprised you could even type.

Answer 5

Hello...

As a Buddhist (A kind of Atheist) I don't feel it is like praying.....but, it is degrading to me, in a spiritual sense, yes.....

I feel that it is beneath me, for some inexplicable reason.

Considering that I believe myself to be the lowest of creatures in any social situation, due to my sincere development of humility, I find this odd, and unnerving.

I suppose because it both is, and is not a social situation.

Richard Dawson does not ever enter my mind, unless I am watching old Hogan's Heroes episodes.

Namaste,

--Tom

Answer 6

John 6:54-56 "Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at that last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood dwelleth in me, and I in him."

Me, at the drive-thru: "Yeah, can I get a Bacon Cheddar Jesusburger... wait, no cloven hooves, hold the bacon.... a side of J-Fries, and a Medium Diet Grail to go? On second thought, can you Biggie Size my J-fries? They're sacrilicious!"

Answer 7

About as spiritual as i feel when i pray to a 200 year old dead guy and some make believe deity that sneezed out the universe

Answer 8

this must be the worst question in yahoo answers history. apart from that what kind of person feels spiritual when ordering fast food? pretty weird if u ask me

Answer 9

I sure hope that you are not considering a career in standup comedy! One can only assume that you are trying to be humorous. I am not an athiest, but I do know a good joke when I hear one, and this isn't one!

Answer 10

I do not understand this question at all?
I am a firm believer in G-D and this is somewhat convuluted, could you ask this in a simpler way?