My first question after giving a gazzillion answers.
I am an ex-Atheist since 1983. Would an atheist consider me an apostate even though I apostatized from a non-religion?
2007-09-29 00:07:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A triple negative, cute.
I would think that maybe you had simply succumbed to pressure of had suffered a momentary lapse of sanity.
2007-09-29 00:13:39 · answer #1 · answered by Y!A-FOOL 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't agree with the notion that you cannot be an ex-atheist.
Atheism is just the lack of belief. We are all born as blank slate atheists... so, any religious person is technically an ex-atheist. You don't have to know everything that is wrong with religion in order to be an atheist, in other words.
However, an atheist who has thoroughly examined religion and found out how completely ridiculous religions are will be extremely unlikely to ever follow any theistic religion in the future... unless by some freak occurrence, there's some actual evidence presented. I won't be holding my breath waiting on that, though.
2007-09-29 00:18:20 · answer #2 · answered by Snark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi- No apostate ( no longer unique to JWs) is a term used for persons who've joined a faith then go away from it( the two by means of the very own will or by using fact they have been kicked out) and then who ACTIVELY marketing campaign against it. yet there's a distinction between the popular guy or woman who does not like Jehovah's Witnesses and if asked their opinion " Naw they're a loopy cult " ( it particularly isn't any longer an apostate) verses somebody who was once a baptized JW then leaves for in spite of reason and makes a convention of drawing close boards and writing lies to attempting to entice JWs in to arguments, by means of making video clips which unfold falsehoods and who even dress up in devils costumes with a mega telephones and stand outdoors conventions,assemblies and so on. ( they have achieved that, its rather humorous to be sure them call us loopy , mutually as they're those dressed like that and screaming in to a mic) different faith followers are the two stated as Christians, Muslims, Pentecostals and so on.
2016-12-14 03:28:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no such thing as an ex-atheist.
Maybe you weren't religious and suddenly bought in to the whole thing because of some emotional need for a crutch, a psychological placebo, whatever.
Nobody who sees what a load of rubbish religion really is - no part of it AT ALL stands up to scrutiny - could ever become a theist.
If you'd ever been an atheist you'd understand it wasn't a religion (or a non-religion) wouldnt you? You sound like every other ignorant theist, please stop insulting atheism by claiming you once had those answers. I dont believe you did.
2007-09-29 00:10:22 · answer #4 · answered by Leviathan 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Apostate? I don't care about your past religion resume`. I deal with how people conduct themselves when I meet them.
2007-09-29 00:15:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they had acknowledged sin then you have just committed a mortal one.
I see Leviathan is living up to his name.
2007-09-29 00:17:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have no idea what apostasy really means, i only know what the typical religious penalties are. honestly, the worst you could expect from me is the odd sarcastic remark about your beliefs.
2007-09-29 00:39:29 · answer #7 · answered by vorenhutz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really care what you believe, an atheist would never have to ask this question.
2007-09-29 00:12:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i'm sure they would, and you will probably be 'communicated'
2007-09-29 00:12:05 · answer #9 · answered by spike missing debra m 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋