2007-08-17 07:43:40 · 45 answers · asked by I Wanna Know 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For the same reasons believers say it. It has nothing to do with god, and is just an expression of surprise or amazement. Like "For Pete's Sake" or "Great googily moogily". There's no Pete in particular when you say it, and I've never met a Googily Moogily, great or small.
2007-08-17 07:48:11 · answer #1 · answered by Larryboy 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why do Christians have two tendons named after the Greek god Achilles?
Why do some Christians use Yiddish words like "shtick"?
Why do Christians use the words for the seven days of the week, named after pagan gods? (Sunday = sun, Monday = moon, Tuesday = Tyr, Wednesday = Wodin, Thursday = Thor, Friday = Freya, Saturday = Saturn)
"Oh my God" is just an expression that has a deity in it. Get over it. This isn't a "stumper" question. I say "oh crap" too, but that doesn't mean I'm a fecalphile.
2007-08-17 07:48:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Popular vernacular or subconscious acknowledgment that God is real? Interesting queries! Anyone ever heard of Freudian slips? Hmmmmm
2007-08-17 09:17:29 · answer #3 · answered by froggsfriend 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for the same reason the say "hell" when the also don't believe in it--because the grew up around people who use those terms for certain things and out of a force of habit or familiarity they tend to repeat it. same sort of thing happens concerning swear words occasionally in a person who "doesn't believe" in swearing.
2007-08-17 07:51:05 · answer #4 · answered by robin s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's many gods. God is a title. So I guess they could be saying to their god, not necessary speaking of the God of the bible.
2007-08-17 08:04:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Force of habit. Saying "oh my goodness" or similar things doesn't really have the same impact or meaning.
2007-08-17 07:47:57 · answer #6 · answered by murnip 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do Christians say it? You can't use god's name in vain. Anyway, it's just a habit. I really don't find myself saying it at all. I usually substitute it with another word.
2007-08-17 07:48:34 · answer #7 · answered by nckmcgwn 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The same reason I say, "Jesus" when I drop a bottle on my foot. Figures of speech become ingrained in our heads and automatically come out. That's why I now say, "Great Tapdancing Christ" instead.
2007-08-17 07:47:35 · answer #8 · answered by Big Momma Carnivore 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"Oh, my God," is part of the linguistic and cultural environment. What puzzles me is why believers seem incapable of forming the plural of nouns.
2007-08-17 07:49:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a common oath. You don't have to believe in God to use it. It's like a Christian telling you to go to Hell. Hopefully, he doesn't really want you to go there.
2007-08-17 07:49:22 · answer #10 · answered by JiveMan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋