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male
age
26-29,
*theist
writes:Well most people think that religion is everything, I don't know about that because I am an atheist, I need to know if religion plays an important role in relationships or not, if so can you explain to me how.Also for all of you stereotypes, I am not a satinist, hate god or religous people/leaders. Atheism is the belief that there is no high power, so I can't be a satinist cuz I dont think he exists, I can't hate god cuz I dont think there is a man sitting and watching my every action and I could not hate any person/animal/religous leader for I have no reason to. What are your thoughts on this?
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reader, atheist +, writes (4 February 2010):
atheist is verified as being by the original poster of the questionthx soo! much this has clerifyed very much! also u r the first other atheist i have ever seen besides my friend whom told me about atheism! lots of people at school act like im a plauge (toss holy water at me, tell me ''go to hell satinist'',and press crosses on my arms, this doesnt happen to often but enough to make me yell at sterio types)thx for being some one who understands!!!! =P =D XD
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reader, visione +, writes (4 February 2010):
 What about agnostic atheism? :) That's what I am! You don't believe in a deity but you don't really want to disprove it either.
Religion is a pretty big compatibility factor - you want to seek a relationship where your partner either has similar views as you, or will accept your views (and you accept theirs). If your age group is correct, you are probably casually dating, so this isn't a big deal. But for people seeking long-term relationships, religion can make or break everything depending on how strongly each side perceives it.
Let's say you date someone who is very religious, they go to church often, has a need to pray every day, enjoys talking about their religion and beliefs, and views certain holidays as important and special even though they don't mean much to you. How are you going to deal with a lifestyle like that? Would you enjoy listening to them when they talk about religion, or would you start arguing with them about their beliefs? Would you take interest and attend church with them, or would you avoid that like the plague? What if you want to do a certain thing, but it goes against what they believe is "right"? What if you do something that seems like a no big deal to yourself, but offends them greatly?
This might seem fine for the first few months, but what if you had to deal with it for over a year? Not to say those relationships never work out, but there will be a LOT of compromise that might add unnecessary stress on a relationship.
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