Alone

Today in my honors class we were discussing the new play we were starting (merchant of venice) and my instructor likes to be controversial when discussing issues.

He told everyone who agreed with him to stand at the top of the stairs, and everyone who disagreed to stand at the bottom. Here was his question:

"Do you believe that only Christians who believe in Jesus will get into Heaven."

Surprisingly, the class split roughly equal (there are 50 in the class), and when we started discussing our issues amongst ourselves before debating the other side, here was all i heard, "Jesus loves everyone and it doesn't matter blah blah" "my religion still believes in heaven .. so its the same" "as long as you believe in god you'll be saved." "It's just a different version of heaven."

When i interjected that some of us don't believe in ANY Gods or heavens, everyone in my group paused.. and our spokesperson said, "oh.. i forgot about atheists."

When we had our debate i tried to talk from my point of view, "how is your religion different from the ones that came before it." "Faith is a broken concept: here is why"

But the entire time i felt aliented, the people in my groups arguments were all biblical based, all started by saying, "Well, im a christian too, but i think people like in africa will go to heaven, and babies.."

I realized that in the entire honors class i was the only atheist. I felt like i had alienated myself from my peers and that i was the only person who had stopped believing in fairy tales. I had a few people come to me after class and say, "If you ever want to talk..." I politely responded all the while feeling more and more depressed that there is nobody who is like me.

You always have &T.

Dont worry about it; Even though AP classes are supposed to be filled with 'smart' kids, they usually aren't. They don't even seem to understand their own religions from the sound of it.

I politely responded all the while feeling more and more depressed that there is nobody who is like me.

You always have &T.

honestly, the only comfort i had was that i could come to the "MGCBTSOOYG" and know somebody else has felt like that before.

[Obbe]

Why feel discomforted?

Fuck 'em.

[Bleeding_Fetus]

Same here. I'm the only atheist in almost all my classes, 'cept World Geography, where I sit across from this agnostic girl. She's cool.

Originally Posted by Obbe

Why feel discomforted?

Fuck 'em.

Because i like being sociable, I don't like feeling alienated from my peers.

It just saddens me, i felt depressed for the entire rest of the class period.

[John Quincy Adams]

Originally Posted by Blades of Hate

Today in my honors class we were discussing the new play we were starting (merchant of venice) and my instructor likes to be controversial when discussing issues.

He told everyone who agreed with him to stand at the top of the stairs, and everyone who disagreed to stand at the bottom. Here was his question:

"Do you believe that only Christians who believe in Jesus will get into Heaven."

Surprisingly, the class split roughly equal (there are 50 in the class), and when we started discussing our issues amongst ourselves before debating the other side, here was all i heard, "Jesus loves everyone and it doesn't matter blah blah" "my religion still believes in heaven .. so its the same" "as long as you believe in god you'll be saved." "It's just a different version of heaven."

When i interjected that some of us don't believe in ANY Gods or heavens, everyone in my group paused.. and our spokesperson said, "oh.. i forgot about atheists."

When we had our debate i tried to talk from my point of view, "how is your religion different from the ones that came before it." "Faith is a broken concept: here is why"

But the entire time i felt aliented, the people in my groups arguments were all biblical based, all started by saying, "Well, im a christian too, but i think people like in africa will go to heaven, and babies.."

I realized that in the entire honors class i was the only atheist. I felt like i had alienated myself from my peers and that i was the only person who had stopped believing in fairy tales. I had a few people come to me after class and say, "If you ever want to talk..." I politely responded all the while feeling more and more depressed that there is nobody who is like me.

Dude what are you talking about? You're one of the fucking proud! Fuck those cocksuckers. You really wanna feel social with those pieces of shit? Obviously you haven't felt the joy of being a snooty atheist with your nose in the air.

It's true man, these people are not like you; they're idiots. You need to release yourself from the idea that they're in the same mental realm as you. They're people still, yes, but not the way you are.

Just find some free thinkers man. Follow the smell of weed, they won't be far from that.

[i poop in your cereal]

As long as you think for yourself, you will feel alienated. Atleast in school.

You know what's even more annoying than blind christians? Blind atheists. There were a FUCK lot of them at my old school...

Look at it this way, my high school has this club. This club is very large, and very foolish. This club is called "The Athletes For Christ." Their logo is a giant cross and my school is covered in their recruiting posters.