23 Atheists Share Their Cringeworthy Interactions about Religion

5.

“I don’t believe that there is such thing as atheists. Just people who deny the bible because they don’t want to give up sin.” To which I replied “Is that any different from me saying that I don’t believe Christians are real? They’re all just people who refuse to believe science because they don’t want to be responsible for their own actions”

6.

“But you’re so nice.” Apparently direct evidence that atheists can be courteous people just doesn’t compute.

7.

“Don’t say that out loud! What if you’re wrong?” “Uhh, if I’m wrong and there is an all-knowing space ghost, I’m pretty sure it would know that I don’t believe in it, even if I don’t say it out loud.”

8.

My Mom said she would rather me be lesbian if it meant I believed in God.

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Irvi Torremoro is an Austinite by way of Las Vegas. She's worked in various outlets in food & beverage and is now focused on writing, eating all the things, talking about Beyonce, and petting all the puppies. She runs flavorandbounty.com, a lifestyle blog about people in the service industry.