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Originally Posted by pigglet
shit, there are a ton of things i would never know about if someone didn't email me or post it it or maybe (gasp!) have a real voice to voice, mano y mano conversation about it. shakran's post above and a few others have made me start thinking about this latest atheist trend a bit. five, six years ago 'lil ole pigglet was an atheist, would have little atheist conversations, and they would sort of go like most atheist/theist conversations...."leap of faith," end of story. it seems these same conversations are piling up these days. i can't figure out if i'm just older, so for some younger kids this is their first time through the "what if there is no god?" thing, or if its a backlash to the strident direction our country has seemingly taken in the past 5 years. interesting nonetheless.
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Perhaps the kids are finally saying what they really feel instead of hiding in the shadows and just agreeing with what their parents have taught them or what the government says is right? I for one am glad that it has come to the forefront and even though I don't care how a person believes, I think it should be equal opportunity. Atheists don't get the same respect as someone who says they believe in god or even felons.
Shakran.. fucking spot on.