Before I begin to list and rant about some of the common phrases I absolutely detest hearing, let me assure some doubters that YES, being agnostic AND atheist is completely possible. Atheism means lack of belief, as being a theist means “I believe.” Agnosticism/gnosticism is concerned with KNOWING, as in lack of knowing: agnosticism. Hence an agnostic atheist is someone who does not believe that one is capable of KNOWING the absolute existence of a god, and also someone who doesn’t BELIEVE that there may be such an existence.
now that we got that explanation out of the way, here are 3 Religious Phrases That I Hate:
1) God works in mysterious ways. (or, ‘God is testing you.’)
This is just something that religious people say when they are perplexed by injustice or an unpleasant thing that happens. Here’s the “reasoning” behind this ridiculous phrase that I can’t help but chuckle at whenever I hear it: You believe in a God and that this God’s actions are behind everything that happens in the world, so if your sweet grandma gets run over by a truck you go ‘Oh, I don’t understand why such a horrible thing happened. but I guess God works in mysterious ways!’
No, girl…no. there IS NO secret message or intention behind what happened. If you didn’t pass a test like you thought you would, it’s because LIFE SUCKS SOMETIMES AND THE TEST WAS HARD. not, ‘God wanted me to fail this so he could teach me a lesson/perseverance/patience/etc.’ When something unexpected happens and it’s confusing, this ‘God works in mysterious ways’ phrase gets thrown in and it’s uber hilarious/ridiculous/naive/stupidly optimistic.
Also, it’s like giving your future to the hands of somebody else instead of taking charge and knowing only YOU can change it.
2) (S)he was too good for this world, and she is playing with angels up in heaven now.
I’ll address this phrase in two parts. Now I understand that you’re mourning a death and that everyone grieves in different ways, but justifying a death like this is plain stupid. it’s indeed true that LIFE SUCKS (once again) and horrible shit happens, it will keep happening, but how premature is looking at life&death in this kind of mentality?? I’ll answer that: very. Second part of this statement, the angels up in heaven thing, I won’t even address extensively because everyone has different beliefs but from a realistic POV I just want to say: CHUCKLE CHUCKLE SNORT.
PS. Knowing that when a person dies, their flesh is eaten by worms in the dirt and nothing else happens beyond that, does NOT make me a bitter or unhappy person. I’m not a person to give into wishful thinking, and think that people I love who are dead, are playing with angels jumping from one cotton candy cloud to another playing harps and eating grapes on top of rainbows. No, they’re just rotting in the ground BECAUSE THEY’RE DEAD. finito. fin. and that’s ok, because there are sad truths in life we must acknowledge. (just sayin’, not preachin’)
3) Let us pray/I’m praying for the people of Japan/Haiti/Egypt/insert location of crisis.
you’re PRAYING?!?! Oh, how reassuring. how reassuring to know that you’re not actively helping out by donating or getting involved or protesting or informing others or taking a stand, but you’re PRAYING. how helpful. simply talk to your god while people suffer, starve, get tyrannized.
This is just an excuse to sit on your lazy ass and do nothing. I’ll say it once again, if being religious means letting the weight of your actions and your future rest on anyone other than yourself, there is a problem.
End of rant. see ya in another frustrated state of mind.
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