or do they say "oh your god"? lmao
2007-11-02 12:16:32 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
spelling correction: atheist
2007-11-02 12:21:08 · update #1
They probably do(cause they miss god so much) :)
2007-11-02 12:23:43 · answer #1 · answered by Art 4 · 3⤊ 6⤋
Some do, its a cultural expression. You can say Thursday which is a carry over from Norse religion meaning "Thors day" and not believe in Thor. I don't say it very often but I do sometimes because I grew up hearing people say it. My grandmother would always tell us not to if she heard it as she felt it was saying something disrespectful. Anyway, once I saw something funny/unbelievable on tv and said "Oh my God" and my husband not missing a beat turned to me and said "yes, dear." Priceless.
2007-11-02 12:28:10 · answer #2 · answered by Zen Pirate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I say "oh my god" but it's just a phrase to me. I'm not actually calling out to god. But maybe I should start saying "oh your god" instead so as not to confuse anyone.
2007-11-02 12:49:58 · answer #3 · answered by Two quarters & a heart down 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my god , or Jesus Christ , when something goes wrong , are just expressions . They have nothing to do with belief or disbelief .
When someone is called a big lug , they're not claiming that they believe the person is the great god Lugh .
2007-11-02 12:24:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I say it all the time. Since I'm an atheist, it's a meaningless phrase to me, which is commonly used to convey emphasis or surprise.
2007-11-02 12:36:50 · answer #5 · answered by Mr.Samsa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol...... there are no atheists in foxholes; I'm sure one or two have uttered the phrase 'oh my god'.... ROFL. ♥
in a variety of circumstances.......... as the erm, guy above me stated. ROFL. but i am sure they've uttered it under different circumstances as well..... perhaps right before a car crash, or in amazement to someone else's stupidity ROFL. the list could go on and on. ♥
funny Q. ♥♫
*edit* I'm LMAO....... J.P said, "Oh Science H Logic" ROFL
2007-11-02 12:22:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I tend not to bother with the OMG thing.
And what I do say when I require expletives are generally unprintable in Y!A
Don't worry about the spelling correction, most of the atheists have come to expect it.
It is how we tell who the real Christians are.
2007-11-02 12:21:35 · answer #7 · answered by Y!A-FOOL 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes I do. Also "Jesus"... despite train station billboards telling me not to. Actually it's a pretty funny campaign... you see a cartoon shouting balloon with a name like "KEVIN!" and below it "there are 20.000 first names. Only one of them is used as an expletive. For many people this name is sacred. Please use this name with respect." I think they do have a point actually...I should get rid of that habit.
2007-11-02 12:30:10 · answer #8 · answered by Ray Patterson - The dude abides 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my god! is an old human expression... people making much ado about old human expressions... I say this because a christian would claim an atheist saying "oh My God: is proof of god.... to that i say "holy sh*t" I always wondered what a christian would say to that old human expression. lmao
2007-11-02 12:23:02 · answer #9 · answered by Gyspy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Atheists do say "oh my God" as well as many other blasphemies and when you ask them why they cant give a good reason.
They will learn the error of their ways.
2007-11-02 12:24:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's just a figure of speech. It's just like saying bless you when someone sneezes to show a certain emotion.
2007-11-02 12:32:30 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋