I have witnessed this by non-God believers??? Is it because they want God to help them, they fear near death and or really believed in God? I am CURIOUS.
2007-03-24 14:49:08 · 16 answers · asked by art_raiders 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Zero, I was talking about expression. I was talking about things that happen so quick you really do not have time to think just react.
2007-03-24 15:09:17 · update #1
was not---to paragrph above
2007-03-24 15:10:06 · update #2
Oh Come on, it is the vogue thing to say. Some Holly-weird person said it back in the Valley Girls days and now most everyone says it automatically. Silly, right?
2007-03-24 14:52:55 · answer #1 · answered by Jim R 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The expression, a too-common one by the way, is just that - a common expression. It has nothing to do with religion or any gods.
It seems to be more prevalent in the US, where the vocabulary is somewhat limited compared to other English-speaking countries.
It is a habit - a bad habit but a habit nonetheless.
I am an atheist but I am also in the habit of saying, as an example, "Jeezuz!" when something shocks or amazes me. A habit. I would even say "FerChrissake!!" when I see or hear something really stupid. A habit. A figure of speech. An expression that is meaningless.
Do not read anything into these expressions that is not there.
2007-03-24 15:01:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. Maybe this will help.
I've always heard from old combat soldiers who have told me that in the midst of a horrible firefight in battle, there are ALWAYS believers in a foxhole.
I guess in times of stress, duress and dire circumstances, the innate desire to believe in something bigger, better and more omnipotent than us, comes through.
ANd then again, "Oh My God" has become an instaneous reactive expression of shock and dismay. Sometimes, I wonder if in this day and age, it's anythingmore than that. There might not be any more meaning behind uttering it, then that. Sometimes I think it's just an automatic, knee jerk response.
2007-03-24 14:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by I am Laurie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For some, it could be just an expression, but I it could be that God has instilled just enough grace in every individual to seek Him in times of greatest need. I haven't thought about this before, but that seems like a good answer.
I am talking about traumatic situations here.
2007-03-24 14:56:53 · answer #4 · answered by Nels 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because people who believed used such wording so freely, we grew up with it. I say it, but I never even think of it that way, I grew up in a society that has for a long time used it as a common form of expression.
It's like people with foul language that say "oh sh**!" I mean...no "sh**" is involved... They have just succumbed to a, now common, form of expression.
2007-03-24 14:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I usually say "Oh Crap!" and no, crap has never come to my rescue either--most nonbelievers equate god to a load oif crap, so it's basically the same thing, now isn't it?
2007-03-24 14:59:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it is part of the language, a way to say 'wow', 'oh no', stuff like that. Not because of religious reasons.
2007-03-24 14:52:07 · answer #7 · answered by Blackbird 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I've seen. I've seen more than most and my 1st reaction is " Father in heaven, have mercy on them" as I do not know if they were saved. I'm not sure why the Lord has allowed me to see so much tradjedy.
2007-03-24 14:53:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Human insticnt.Because he is the creator and to him we return.Nowhere else.
2007-03-24 15:04:46 · answer #9 · answered by adam a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a figure of speech. Why would you read any more into it than that?
2007-03-24 14:53:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋