Ive heard some athiests say "Oh my God." That seems hypocritical. Do you say it?
2007-04-16 17:11:32 · 30 answers · asked by bruinshmd 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
hypocritical would be for an avid atheist to pray in private.
to utter a generic phrase which has become part of our every day vernacular is not hypocritical
2007-04-16 17:15:25 · answer #1 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not at all hypocritical. Is it hypocritical if someone supports gun control but still uses the expression 'a shot in the dark'?
Incidentally, it's 'atheist', not 'athiest'.
2007-04-17 00:21:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have atheists friends who do say things like that. I see how someone could think its hypocritical, but I don't think most of them think into it so far as that because its a very common phrase.
I am not atheist though, I'm a Christian and honestly dislike the phrase strongly.
2007-04-17 00:18:44 · answer #3 · answered by sami1530 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard people say Thursday before too. That's a reference to the Norse god Thor. Isn't that hypocritical of you? Or is just part of our common language? Yeah, I bet that's it.
2007-04-17 00:16:44 · answer #4 · answered by eri 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How is it hypocritcial? A name is just a name. Oh my god is a normal expression. It in know way validates the imaginary god when somebody that does not believe says it.
2007-04-17 04:13:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's spelled ATHEISTS not athiests for the nth time!!
And I never say 'Oh my God'. The atheists who do don't mean it literally. It's just a casual phrase.
Do the people who say 'Holy ****' worship that?
2007-04-17 00:23:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, if you think that one's fun, you should play with "God dammit." An atheist who doesn't believe such a god exists shouldn't have a reason to use it, but a believer thinks it would be a sin to say it. So how did it come into our language?
And yes, I say "Oh my God" and "bless you." To me, it's just a phrase.
2007-04-17 00:57:42 · answer #7 · answered by Phil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It means nothing unless you believe in your god. Its just an exclamation. Words. Nothing more.
Remember the old saying from when you were a kid.... "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me." Well you Christians take words much too deeply to heart.
2007-04-17 00:28:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea since alot of atheists are brainwashed from being a toddler to the end of their lives. Hard to shake that off for some atheists. I still say goddamn. Got a problem with that one?
2007-04-17 00:34:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everybody says it, so it kind of lost its meaning, and turned into something people say. It's not hypocritical, it's just a common phrase.
2007-04-17 00:15:50 · answer #10 · answered by BM0027 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋