• fjord_monkey
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    4 months ago

    I had a colleague who was also atheist, but used to walk medieval pilgrimages on holiday. His reasoning is that by virtue of being medieval they would go through a lot of historical towns some of which would be lesser known. So he’d see a bunch of places that he’d otherwise not think of going.

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      4 months ago

      Really wow. Do you find atheist easy to get along with?

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        4 months ago

        I am an atheist. So pretty easy. But you have to remember that where I come from most people are atheist. 51% of Scottish people don’t believe in anything religious. But many of my friends were religious (catholic, church of Scotland, baptist, Sunni Muslim, not Calvinists though they’re miserable bastards) and we got along just fine. This friend is unusual because he’s Portuguese and atheist.

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          4 months ago

          I learned something new. Yea you’re pretty chill dude

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            4 months ago

            I actually had a friend in highschool who was in a Christian rock band. I also had a friend in uni who was a Jehovah’s witness. He’s the only African I’ve met who isn’t mostly really upbeat and chipper. In fact I have never met a Jehovah’s witness who did look happy. Now seventh day Adventists always seem happy. Mormons smile A LOT but it’s not a happy smile. Evangelists have what I refer to as “the glassy eyed stare of the evangelist” kind of like the book of revelations is playing on repeat in their head.

            The important thing to remember is that the threshold for religious activities is much higher in Europe. By which i mean that if someone goes to church and is in a Christian rock band in America, no big deal. In Europe it means they’re a fanatic. Most people who say they are Christian in Scotland or Scandinavia never really go to church outside of weddings and funerals.