..Pavlov and der Atheist... - Beliefnet
You are talking about at least three separate groups of people here with the term atheist.
Some atheists learn only that certain friends have some weird beliefs and do funny things with their families that they call religion. Other than a natural curiosity about things that are important to other people in the world, there is nothing to learn. Morality, meaning, purpose, etc. are found in the groups they grow up with and are absorbed just like the language and accent of their peers.
A second group of atheists have learned that their milk religion just doesn't work for them any more. They read their Bible or equivalent, they listen to the sermons, and the hymns and find they cannot relate to it any longer. Most leave their milk church and find other systems that work for them.
A third group resents the fact that God and the vuvuzela can tell them what to do and rebel. Their whole life revolves around this revolt and they spend no time trying to find something to replace God and the vuvuzela. Generally like most prodigals they return with their tail between their legs. While they called themselves atheists, they never learned what atheism was about other than denying God was watching.
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Although I made it a "personal rule" never to write on a "Leight Thread" the question was interesting in a sense...as humans, we are certainly willing to name our children with all manner of odd names like "moon unit" and "Gordon" [Steven Wright named his second dog "Sit" and first child "Stay"].... what's so bad about "Atheist Smith or Jones?" It can't be more crippling to the kid than to name him after a bible character.
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