Actually, when I say "Oh my God" I am referring to MY God, not the Christian God.
another way to say "thank god"
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<<>><<Honestly, "Thank gosh!" sounds really silly so me, just like other sorts of "minced oaths" and whatnot...>>
What about "oh gosh!"? How does that sound?<<
Just the same to me.>>
Well what sounds even more silly is for an atheist to say "oh God!" denying their own beliefs. If you tell people you're not religious, they can freely say to you "Then why do you say things that clearly relate to religion?". Nonreligious people shouldn't be saying those things.
What about "oh gosh!"? How does that sound?<<
Just the same to me.>>
Well what sounds even more silly is for an atheist to say "oh God!" denying their own beliefs. If you tell people you're not religious, they can freely say to you "Then why do you say things that clearly relate to religion?". Nonreligious people shouldn't be saying those things.
Bob: I found your dog.
Jenny: (replies the following)
Cheers
Ta (for the appreciative)
Really
Great (For the Dead pan)
Bonzer (for the Aussies)
Like I Care (for the dis-affectionate)
HEFKE (for the tongue tied)
Jenny: (replies the following)
Cheers
Ta (for the appreciative)
Really
Great (For the Dead pan)
Bonzer (for the Aussies)
Like I Care (for the dis-affectionate)
HEFKE (for the tongue tied)
Bob: I found your dog.
Jenny: (replies the following)
I hate spam (for those who frequent Antimoon)
Jenny: (replies the following)
I hate spam (for those who frequent Antimoon)
<< Nonreligious people shouldn't be saying those things. >>
Perhaps you shouldn't be telling nonreligious people what they should be saying. It's just an expression. "Oh God!" has about as much to do with God as "Oh crap!" has to do with excrement.
- Kef
Perhaps you shouldn't be telling nonreligious people what they should be saying. It's just an expression. "Oh God!" has about as much to do with God as "Oh crap!" has to do with excrement.
- Kef
<<Perhaps you shouldn't be telling nonreligious people what they should be saying. It's just an expression. "Oh God!" has about as much to do with God as "Oh crap!" has to do with excrement.>>
Do you agree then that atheists shouldn't be complaining about the "B.C" and "A.D." abbreviations and the "in God we trust" on coins, if they themselves are saying "oh God!"
Do you agree then that atheists shouldn't be complaining about the "B.C" and "A.D." abbreviations and the "in God we trust" on coins, if they themselves are saying "oh God!"
I think the OP is just being inflammatory. If he or she simply wrote, "I don't believe in God/gods and I want say something in place of that expression because intellectual and linguistic integrity ought to go hand in hand", then I could accept that query as genuine. However, the OP reminds me of the poster who wants to force his/her opinion that belief in God or religion is bunk and those who believe in such a way are primitive, unlearned folk.
What a coward!
What a coward!
<< Do you agree then that atheists shouldn't be complaining about the "B.C" and "A.D." abbreviations and the "in God we trust" on coins, if they themselves are saying "oh God!" >>
I don't object to "B.C." and "A.D.", but the phrase "in God we trust" is a lot more meaningful than "Oh God!". If it weren't, then religious people wouldn't be so upset at the idea of removing the words from the coins, would they? (I personally don't care one way or the other, but I understand why other atheists don't like it.)
- Kef
I don't object to "B.C." and "A.D.", but the phrase "in God we trust" is a lot more meaningful than "Oh God!". If it weren't, then religious people wouldn't be so upset at the idea of removing the words from the coins, would they? (I personally don't care one way or the other, but I understand why other atheists don't like it.)
- Kef
They don't use BC and AC anymore, instead they use BCE and CE. Obviously someone dropped out of school.
Actually A.D. and B.C. are still widely used. History texts are one by one replacing these in their later editions, but they remain in spoken use and are frequently used in published materials.
Hmm, if atheists are complaining about the "B.C" and "A.D.", they should also be demanding a new year system, no? ...2007...??
Well, I don't believe in God as well, but say "oh my God" sometimes... perhaps on those moments where something that seemed really impossible actually happens, like, there is really someone higher looking out for us... though there is not...
This is probably not a good example, but I would more likely say:
Bob: I found your dog.
Jenny: Really?? No way!
Well, I don't believe in God as well, but say "oh my God" sometimes... perhaps on those moments where something that seemed really impossible actually happens, like, there is really someone higher looking out for us... though there is not...
This is probably not a good example, but I would more likely say:
Bob: I found your dog.
Jenny: Really?? No way!
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