I used to consider myself an atheist and I never had any issues with my dad about it since he was an avowed secularist who considers the day they banned school prayer to be a great step in the evolution of human thought.
More and more, though, I've drifted away from atheism to the point where I reject it nearly entirely at this point. In fact, it tends to make me nervous because I tend to see atheism as another of the many flavors of fundamentalism and fundamentalists of all stripes scare me. Like all fundamentalists, atheists have had their share of mass murder and other unpleasant things (witness Hitler and Stalin).
In your particular case, I don't worry at all that you would cross that kind of line since I've come to know you well enough to see how well you accept a blending of different cultures. Nor do I say any of this to put you down in any way; I have many good friends that I disagree with theologically, including conservative Christians. Just sharing my own personal experience.
I am very glad that the conversation went well, though, and that you seem to be satisfied with it all. There is still a huge rift in my family, particularly on my mother's side, over my leftist leanings on various things. You're lucky to have a family who tries to be that understanding--I sometimes wish I did.
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More and more, though, I've drifted away from atheism to the point where I reject it nearly entirely at this point. In fact, it tends to make me nervous because I tend to see atheism as another of the many flavors of fundamentalism and fundamentalists of all stripes scare me. Like all fundamentalists, atheists have had their share of mass murder and other unpleasant things (witness Hitler and Stalin).
In your particular case, I don't worry at all that you would cross that kind of line since I've come to know you well enough to see how well you accept a blending of different cultures. Nor do I say any of this to put you down in any way; I have many good friends that I disagree with theologically, including conservative Christians. Just sharing my own personal experience.
I am very glad that the conversation went well, though, and that you seem to be satisfied with it all. There is still a huge rift in my family, particularly on my mother's side, over my leftist leanings on various things. You're lucky to have a family who tries to be that understanding--I sometimes wish I did.