Atheists & Agnostics

MedusaX

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14. Eye of the beholder...

Sat Mar 4, 2017, 05:57 PM

Mar 2017

Those who embrace religious beliefs will assign meaning to words based on their religious beliefs...

hence, even the use of the term "swear words" would most likely be by those who embrace religious beliefs .... rather than by those who do not embrace religious beliefs.

those who do not embrace religious beliefs recognize that these exclamatory expressions originated from religiously based terminology / meanings...
however, do not themselves define or use the exclamatory expressions in terms of religious concepts....
the exclamations are used as expressions of emotional intensity associated with an event, situation, or circumstance
just as "ouch" is an exclamatory expression indicative of experiencing physical pain.

Much the same as those who embrace religious beliefs assign meaning & significance to books such as the Bible, Koran, etc based on their personal beliefs...

Those who do not embrace religious beliefs recognize that the content of those books reflects the teachings of a given theologically based set of beliefs...
but do not themselves assign any significance to the books beyond that of any other piece of literature.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] guillaumeb Mar 2017 OP

Fuck it. dchill Mar 2017 #1

Avoiding all religious connotations. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #3

No, goddamn it, just fuck it! dchill Mar 2017 #5

Personally, enough to make a sailor blush and to make Dorothy Parker break into tears. no_hypocrisy Mar 2017 #2

What an interesting answer. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #4

It's simple PJMcK Mar 2017 #6

Do you say the common ending? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #7

I'll stand by the exact words I wrote above (wink, n/t) PJMcK Mar 2017 #9

Omng! unblock Mar 2017 #8

I never thought of that response. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #10

As an atheist True Dough Mar 2017 #11

And your response shows how much language reflects beliefs. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #12

It wasn't. All I know is... dchill Mar 2017 #27

"Shit, hell and damnation" were favorites when I was growing up Warpy Mar 2017 #13

An academic exercise or a linguistic habit. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #15

Eye of the beholder... MedusaX Mar 2017 #14

An excellent response. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #16

People were still saying "by Jove" in the 19th century, no? Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #18

By Jove I think you are onto something here. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #20

If I needed to take an oath of office (not likely, but still) I would swear on the Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #17

Any goddamn way we want EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2017 #19

Making me glad Im a not your Mormon neighbor. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #21

That's okay EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2017 #22

You'll need one of these.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2017 #23

Gonna need a lot of oil EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2017 #24

I got ya a couple barrels A HERETIC I AM Mar 2017 #25

My mouth EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2017 #26

Now I'm hungry. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2017 #29

There's probably a Catholic church in your area EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2017 #30

I am glad to be a vegetarian. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #33

an atheist & use goddamned all the time. It conveys disgust without going right to fuck catbyte Mar 2017 #28

Moderation in all things. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #32

With Gusto and abandon! n/t 5X Mar 2017 #31

How do atheists swear? warmfeet Mar 2017 #34

Welcome to DU born again atheist. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #35

Welcome to the DU! True Dough Mar 2017 #37

What afterlife? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #38

Twas a joke n/t True Dough Mar 2017 #40

I know. Well, actually I assumed that it was a joke. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #41

I don't think anything about atheism prevents Goblinmonger Mar 2017 #52

And if there is rebirth, that echoes the Biblical idea, guillaumeb Mar 2017 #53

How the fuck do I know? TBA Mar 2017 #36

What DO you know? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #39

I've had too much bourbon to make sense of you reply. TBA Mar 2017 #42

No problem. I cannot understand it either and I am not drinking. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #43

Do you have a point? trotsky Mar 2017 #44

Curiosity. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #45

Yeah, religion is common to human culture. trotsky Mar 2017 #46

I use all of them Brainstormy Mar 2017 #47

It is a figure of speech, but conditioning is difficult to overcome. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #48

Did you know edhopper Mar 2017 #49

HOW DO CHRISTIANS REFER TO DAYS OF THE WEEK Heddi Mar 2017 #50

I do. And as proof: guillaumeb Mar 2017 #51

So why is it a big deal to you edhopper Mar 2017 #54

Curiosity. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #55

Curious about what edhopper Mar 2017 #56

No, curious and interested in how culture affects language. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #57

Yes edhopper Mar 2017 #58

An inherent weakness, or an acquired one? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #59

That is an interesting question edhopper Mar 2017 #60

And that topic would make a nice post. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #61

I have a new one we should say, Jesus Fucking Trump. Doreen Mar 2017 #86

check my signature edhopper Mar 2017 #87

Ah, yes. Doreen Mar 2017 #89

With some sense of irony. Jokerman Mar 2017 #62

I liked the comment about irony. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #64

The first time I heard my daughter say "Shit" I about peed myself laughing OriginalGeek Mar 2017 #93

Of course the larger issue edhopper Mar 2017 #63

Could anything be more thin-skinned than Trump? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #65

From the Old Testament edhopper Mar 2017 #66

Jesus was asked, "Lord, how many times must we forgive?". guillaumeb Mar 2017 #67

So somewhere between edhopper Mar 2017 #68

An interesting framing. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #69

So none of the stories in the OT are true edhopper Mar 2017 #71

Anyone is free to read any book and arrive at an interpretation. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #73

How much of the NT edhopper Mar 2017 #74

Again, some read it metaphorically. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #75

Why won't you answer my edhopper Mar 2017 #76

I did answer. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #78

No edhopper Mar 2017 #84

I accept that Jesus was a real person guillaumeb Mar 2017 #85

But not God edhopper Mar 2017 #88

Are we all not children of the Creator? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #90

No, edhopper Mar 2017 #91

Any way they please... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #70

Agreed. Culture influences every aspect of life. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #72

Being an atheist myself, Faux pas Mar 2017 #77

Cleansing. Always good to feel clean. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #80

You're welcome! Faux pas Mar 2017 #92

Obscenity is in the eye of the beholder, for instance I find this terribly obscene Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #79

It IS obscene. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #81

Worse is half the country just voted to make the poor poorer and the rich richer. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #82

And........................ guillaumeb Mar 2017 #83