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Atheists & Agnostics

wcmagumba

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4. back in my first year of college (a small Methodist school but quite liberal and secular)

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Fri Apr 9, 2021, 11:47 AM

Apr 2021

I lived in a dorm, an upper class kid living there said that to me every time I passed...I just ignored him but it really super soured me on these groups (I was already fairly agno/atheist. I mean he would do it even if we passed each other in the hallway 10 times in an hour...how annoying...I guess he did this little public pronouncement of his "theocratic superiority" to everyone, I just didn't notice at the time...Totally annoying and disgusting aggressive act (Guess I was too young/ignorant to respond forcefully to him, that would be different today...jerks...

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One Godblessyou over the line... [View all] Croney Apr 2021 OP

You handled it well and intelligently. vlyons Apr 2021 #1

Oh thank you. Croney Apr 2021 #2

You could've responded, "And bless your heart." tblue37 Apr 2021 #3

I generally say Susan Calvin Apr 2021 #7

back in my first year of college (a small Methodist school but quite liberal and secular) wcmagumba Apr 2021 #4

Ugh. I'm glad it's not just me. Croney Apr 2021 #5

Good for you. n/t Brainstormy Apr 2021 #6

Excellent. progressoid Apr 2021 #8

most of my co-workers know I'm an atheist OriginalGeek Apr 2021 #9