My Unpopular Opinion

The Office (American version at least) is offensive, not funny.

People need to stop having "team" shirts for fictional relationships. I'd like to see a "team read the damned book and know how it ends up" shirt.

Baby on board signs are just obnoxious. I'm on board, that's reason enough to drive cautiously.

Hockey is not a great sport (Blasphemy I know as I am Canadian)

I hate whales. Seriously. blech.

Bagpipes are pretty much the most beautiful sound in the world.

ETA: George Clooney and Matt Damon (whose name I can't even say in the non-Team-America way anymore :laugh: ) are *terrible* looking!! I mean I think most actors are considered better looking than they are but could they be any less hot??? O.O
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^^^^THIS Except I think Matt Damon is cute. And the Team America thing? Yeah, that's the ONLY way I say his name now too lol.
I do the same thing with "ReTard" from The Hangover

I got a question. I'm not particularly religious but why is it ok to bash something that might be the only thing that's keeping someone going? It's not hurting them if they believe, it's HELPING them, whether its real or not. If you don't believe, GOOD FOR YOU...why is it necessary to bash people that do? I've never understood that. I've never understood the whole Atheism thing. If you don't believe in God...just don't. Why is there a label for it? I don't believe in Buddha but I don't go around posting graphics poking fun at people who do or getting mad at a Buddhist person for talking about it. I read a quote the other day that makes a good point.

Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God.
-Haywood Broun

If you don't believe in it...why are you talking about it? Why are you offended when someone tells you you're going to hell if you don't believe in it? When I was in first grade some kid told me that I wasn't going to get any presents because I didn't believe in Santa Claus. Did I get mad? No, because I knew I was getting presents. Did I tell him he was dumb for believing in Santa Claus? No, because if that made him happy, who cares, it doesn't hurt me. On Christmas day BOTH of us got presents. Neither of us were harmed in the process...It's sad that I had more sense as a 6 year old than some of the so called adults in the world.

My only problems with religion are when people try to condemn me, preach at me, or treat me like I'm ignorant about life for not believing as they do and when people try to pass laws that affect everyone based on their religious views. If you (general) are happy with your religion then I am honestly very happy for you. But don't treat me like I'm missing something important in my life because I don't believe as you do and don't try to pass laws based on nothing more than your religious opinions. If you (again, general and not the specific person I'm quoting) wouldn't want to live under Sharia law or under the rules of FLDS or some other religion then why do you think it's OK to try to make others live under the laws of your religion?

That makes complete sense but it irritates me when people say stuff like "My only problems with religion are when people try to condemn me, preach at me, or treat me like I'm ignorant about life for not believing as they do" then turn around and do the EXACT SAME THING to people that are religious. I'm not saying you did it, I'm just saying A LOT of Atheists tend to do that. Again, I'm not saying YOU or ALL atheists. I'm just saying SOME.

I agree completely. It is just as wrong for an atheist to try to make a religious person feel foolish as it is for a religious person to try to tell an atheist that they will burn in hel. HOWEVER, I have never heard of an atheist trying to force everyone to live according to their beliefs which is something religious people do all the time.

Ok enough is enough.............I can take someone not liking pie

I can take someone not liking pineapple on pizza

I can even take someone not liking My Jesus

But ......

Not likin Adele??? What sort of madness is this???:sick:

The Office (American version at least) is offensive, not funny.

People need to stop having "team" shirts for fictional relationships. I'd like to see a "team read the damned book and know how it ends up" shirt.

Baby on board signs are just obnoxious. I'm on board, that's reason enough to drive cautiously.

Hockey is not a great sport (Blasphemy I know as I am Canadian)

I hate whales. Seriously. blech.

Yes! George Carlin (RIP♥) said it best.. http://youtu.be/B7tp40pEXlM

Guess I'll add another one

I truly don't believe people that "people were always this screwed up, we just know about all of it now because of advances in technology"

People are more screwed up today, period. And I don't really have much hope for the continued existence of mankind, or even our society....because nobody values anything, but especially the desensitization of all the disgusting things that go on in society and how little value people place on life.

Christians make up more than 75% of the American population. Stop complaining about being picked on, persecuted, or marginalized. Come back when representatives of your faith aren't making up practically the entire US congress, and when your religion's holidays aren't recognized as national holidays. Until then, stop your whining.

My unpopular opinion is that if you have a belief/religious ideology, you should keep it to yourself because preaching to people who don't want to hear it, isn't going to make God listen to you any more than he is now.

also, I'm religious. So I don't need the backlash.

The reason people "Preach" their faith is because the bible says to go out and teach all the world. We are suppose to do that, it's your choice to not listen, but I do not wish to stand in front of God and be asked why I didn't preach his word when he convicted my heart to do so. This can go another way, how about if people don't want to be preached at, have some respect for those who do believe and stop trying to push that he isn't real on everyone? No one came in here preaching till someone had to bring faith and christian bashing in it. God is a touchy subject, have you ever wondered why? Why if God is not real do people try so hard to force others to not believe in him? Why is it so meaningful for someone who has no beliefs to talk people out of believing in God? They don't make that big of a deal out of Santa clause or the Easter bunny, so if God is not real, why in the world do people want so badly to turn others from him?

The Koran and most other "holy books" also instruct their followers to go out an proselytize. That isn't unique to the Bible. I respect others' right to believe in and preach about what they want. Likewise, you should respect my right to not believe in god(s). It doesn't take faith to hold no belief. I don't believe in unicorns, faeries, or elves either. Does that take faith? No. Atheists aren't forcing you not to believe in gods. There's a reason, however, why atheists and other non-believers (theological noncognivitists, agnostics, ignosticts, etc.) engage with believers. Most of the atheists I know know more about religion and theology than most believers. We've studied and through logic and reason have come to the conclusion that there is no credible evidence for belief in gods. We also are acutely aware of the harm that organized religion and faith have caused in the world. Other posters have detailed those harms (Inquisition, Pogroms, anti-gay laws, wars, discrimination, etc.) on this thread so I don't need to provide the specifics. Ultimately, everyone has to decide for themselves what they believe or don't believe. I just think it's important that people are informed. I sent my kids to parochial schools but I also told them that when they were old enough they were free to make their own decisions about god. My son turned 19 last week. He is a self-professed atheist. My daughter is 14 and she is a believer, like my wife, but I don't worry because she has an open mind and questions everything.

What you have to understand is that most atheists are "weak" atheists, meaning that we see no evidence for god so hold no belief. It's the default position. "Strong" atheists affirmatively assert that there are no gods and that position is not more tenable than theism. Those who make extraordinary claims have the burden of proof to provide extraordinary evidence to prove their claims. As a weak atheist, I make no claims about god. Seeing no evidence for gods, I hold no belief in them. That requires no proof, no faith. We are all born atheists. You're an atheist too. You just believe in one more god than I do.

Cheers!

1. Everyone who posted something hurtful about someone else is lame.

and yes, I suspose that includes me for calling a ton of people lame.

The Office (American version at least) is offensive, not funny.

That literally hurt to read. One of my favorite shows! Think you missed the point...it's supposed to be painfully awkward and politically incorrect. If the audience isn't cringing, they're not doing it right! But, to each his own!

Also, to Green Day person...

I'm sorry, but after American Idiot came out, I was DONE. Same thing for Linkin Park's new image and everything about My Chemical Romance. Blech!

Ok here is another (and it's not religious in any way!!)

I don't like, and just don't understand, WHY WHY WHY must women over tan? Why? I live in Texas and what I like to call "snooki-syndrome" is out of control.

Does no one in their life care about them enough to say "HEY! Cut the crap!! If you get in that tanning bed one more time you are going to look like an oompa loompa, only worse!!"

BTW, I'm very pale and I look down upon the tan folks around me.....I'm arrogant like that:smokin:

Have to agree. Fair skin > leatherhandbagby40

I hate Skrillex.

Can't stand whiny male singers.

I'm crazy stupid pale! I can't tan if I tried

If you live in America and are not proud.. I say peace out!!

If you don't know the difference between your and you're you are either ignorant or younger than 8 years old.

If you ax a question I consider your IQ to have lowered considerably compared to any previous assessment I may have made.

Pull your pants up. Guys who wear saggy pants look like homeless people who can't afford the proper size and just take what they can find in the Goodwill.

If you give your child a Cre8tive name you are a bad parent.

If you are on food stamps (unless it's some sort of new and temporary situation) you have no business having an iPhone, ipod, ipad, etc.

Car leases are for suckers and businesses.

I...I love you.