Quote (TiStuff @ Apr 11 2025 07:22am)

putting a apostrophe at the start of a word is the same as putting a word in quotes.
drawing attention to the word
it means there can be more to the word then the usual understanding of the word

if i was in a verbal discussion and i used the word 'atheist i would say "atheist" and at the same time i would air quote with my fingers

Quote (TiStuff @ Apr 11 2025 07:22am)

putting a apostrophe at the start of a word is the same as putting a word in quotes.
drawing attention to the word
it means there can be more to the word then the usual understanding of the word

if i was in a verbal discussion and i used the word 'atheist i would say "atheist" and at the same time i would air quote with my fingers

Quote (powwpoww @ Apr 11 2025 06:35am)

Pretentious ≠

Quote (TiStuff @ Apr 11 2025 05:22am)

putting a apostrophe at the start of a word is the same as putting a word in quotes.
drawing attention to the word
it means there can be more to the word then the usual understanding of the word

if i was in a verbal discussion and i used the word 'atheist i would say "atheist" and at the same time i would air quote with my fingers

Quote (Sh00p @ Apr 11 2025 11:47am)

Dumba'ss.

Quote (Saurod @ Apr 10 2025 07:58am)

Hey there!

I had several discussions about the existence or non-existence of gods and other supernatural beings on this website and on other websites as well and I always enjoyed those discussion, I like the topic.

I myself do not believe in all those claims and therefor am not a member of any religion. This topic here however is not opened to discuss that. I know most people believe in gods or at least one god and thats fine.

I made this topic because of an incident at work. I work for a company for 25 years now and we got a new boss this year. The guy came into my office today and asked me why there was an empty box were my religion should be written down in my personal data files.

I said, that I am not part of any religion and his face went numb.
Thats crazy! he says. Why is that?
I said, I dont believe in any religion and thats it.

Dude went out of my office and I got an e-mail from him 30 minutes ago. He kind of politely asked me to do a test in a few days. He is openly concerned about my moral capabilities and wants to make sure I dont do anything in the future that could harm the company.

Can you believe it?
I am in a high position in this company for 25 years and have no issue with anyone at all and this dude questions it all because I am not religious.

Not sure what I should do now. I guess, instead of doing that test, I'll write an open letter to all my colleagues. We are almost all friends, like and trust each other and certainly stand up for each other. What would you guys do?

Quote (Sh00p @ Apr 11 2025 09:47am)

Dumba'ss.

Quote (powwpoww @ Apr 11 2025 09:50am)

🤣

Quote (TiStuff @ Apr 11 2025 01:14pm)

after about a century of debate it has been determined that "atheists" dont really know what they believe, hence all the mental acrobatics.



the part i find amusing is how pretentious must a person be to call some one pretentious.