Odracirys

When I was a Christian, I still had some semblance of logic.  I had questions, but they were never answered in any coherent way that would make the answers seem fair.  That definitely pushed me towards atheism, although I don't remember an exact moment of transition.  Anyway, here are two questions I had when I was a Christian: 1) Will pets (like the family cat) go to heaven? The answer I got was, "Yes."  I asked if animals go to heaven, and the answer was something like animals don't usually go to heaven, but my pet cat would go to heaven because it was something I wanted there, and God would give me whatever I wanted.  I don't think I said more, but I felt that was an incredibly unfair system, because my cat would be equally deserving to go to heaven even if she didn't have a human family that wanted it in heaven.  (Note that an answer of "No" would have also been incredibly unfair as well.) 2) Did Native Americans and other unreachable peopl...

Don't Worry, They'll Tell You. This is my version of the "How can you tell if someone is a vegan?" meme, which I've also seen with "atheist".  It might be funny to some people, but my real life experience from yesterday is but one illustration (out of many) of the perhaps 90+% of the time when it's the other way around.  It's only when the minority finally voices their marginalized opinions that the aggressors believe it is we who are rude and outspoken! In my non-internet life, I am extremely polite and non-confrontational.  I don't voice my opinions to pretty much anyone, even those close to me.  And to those I've never even met before, I am polite to the greatest degree possible.  Here is a story about what happened yesterday.  I will put it in the form of a dialog.  Of course, it was longer, and I can't remember everything, but I'll give you the gist.  My thoughts are in parentheses. Setting: I am out for a walk to exerc...