2007-12-03 10:27:17 · 45 answers · asked by Lex Fok B.M.F. 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You gave me a nice laugh for the night, thanks. I'm an N.B.A. myself, of course :)
2007-12-03 10:30:43 · answer #1 · answered by NaturalBornKieler 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Nah, not really.
Look, I may no longer agree with Christianity, but I am the person I am because of all of the experiences I had in the past, and those experiences include Christianity.
If I had been born an atheist and grew up as an atheist, I would not be the person I cam today. Who knows if I'd have been better off or worse off?
'What if' is important, but not when it leads to regret. I don't regret my past, I simply accept it and move forward.
2007-12-03 10:32:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I feel sad for myself having to have ever suffered at the hands of the church. No child should be subjected to their hateful teachings as i was. So yes, in a way, if you were never forcefully dragged kicking and screaming to church against your will. I hope children start turning on their loving christian parents, and the animosity they feel towards them erupts into a rage that brings down the christian society for the hatred that has been taught through their sermons. Church should be a choice, not something forced upon an unwilling child.
2007-12-03 10:37:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really. I learnt a great deal by being a "follower" when I was a child, and it allowed me to see the corruption of man, more than the church's.
I wouldn't have become an atheist without my own zest for knowledge, and I sometimes wonder how hard it would have been for me if I were raised atheist in a majority catholic society. I was already the odd one out just for the colour of my skin, I wouldn't have wanted my bullies to have 'pagan' added to their taunts.
So, no regrets, nor envy.
2007-12-03 10:39:06 · answer #4 · answered by canguroargentino 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, envy is definitely the best motivation for any behavior. The only thing I do in life is look for situations in which to envy others then I just do it-- I envy them. Its really great and one hell of a life and would suggest it for everyone.
2007-12-04 11:05:27 · answer #5 · answered by dumb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah, we get satisfaction in actually knowing what it's like to be a Christian and have a more in-depth understanding of the church, the Bible, and Christian teachings. Sometimes I wonder if many other atheists out there even know what they're protesting belief in.
2007-12-03 10:37:15 · answer #6 · answered by Frank 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isn't everyone a naturally born atheist?
2007-12-03 10:38:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean to ask if the evolved atheists envy the created atheists?
2007-12-03 10:30:01 · answer #8 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. I consider myself a natural born atheist even though my parents tried to raise me with christianity.
2007-12-03 10:29:59 · answer #9 · answered by genaddt 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Nopes. I am a natural born atheist.
2007-12-03 11:23:44 · answer #10 · answered by Maple Sugar 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do. For a lot of reasons.
We former fundies, most obviously, have family issues to work through. Since our families are fundies we have a lot of painful issues to work through.
In addition, we spend our lives listening to things "in stereo." When faced with moral issues, we hear the calm cool voice of rationality along with that shrieking bible pounder "yer goin to hay-yull!!".
Seems much better, from a cognative dissonance point-of-view, to have never learned the garbage to begin with.
2007-12-03 10:33:27 · answer #11 · answered by Laptop Jesus 3.9 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋