In a previous thread, it was brought to my attention that to be someone's partner, sometimes, your religion matters.
This person (who shall remain unnamed) claims that girls have taken an interest in him, but because he was an atheist, they shunned away immediately.
This can go either way. If you're an atheist, can you date a religious person?
[spoiler]Atheist:
Someone who doesn't subscribe to any and all supernatural deities. Includes agnostics of all kinda.
Religious person: someone who believes or hopes for a God and an afterlife. Isn't exclusive to church goers or faith holders. [/spoiler]
On the show, "The atheist experience", one of the hosts say that his fiancé's family thinks he's satan because he's an atheist.
Likewise, I have also turned down girls because their religious beliefs were to extreme for me (abortion, evolution, etc.)
So, what do you guys think?
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Lol glad I inspired a thread. For me its not a deal breaker, as long as they don't push me to convert to their religion. For many people, I assume it is, especially as people get older and the prospect of kids are on the horizon, because they disagree about what belief system to bring up their children in.
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I wouldn't care as long as it wasn't extreme.
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I think it's ridiculous to reject someone because of their beliefs. I'm a Christian, and my girlfriend (was an athiest) is agnostic, and I love her more than anything else in the world. Now if they are radicals, that's a different story. I hate radicals of any nature.
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For me it doesn't matter what your background or your religion is, it's your values that matter, if you're a gentle soul with a live and let live attitude then you're okay in my books :). As long as they don't force their beliefs on me then they're good.
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Depends on the type of relationship you're looking for with the person (physical, short, long, casual).
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Not for me, my faith is my own, I never expect anyone to just accept what I believe simply because I believe it, especially not my partner.
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I don't mind as long as they're not extremist and don't make it overbearing or life-invading.
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I couldn't be with someone that I completely disagree with, so it depends.
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I dont think i could ever date a pure atheist. It more often than not comes with some awful, bigot packed baggage.
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In terms of a romantic relationship, of course. In terms of friendship, of course not.
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If you reject someone based their atheism you're missing out on a great conversion opportunity.
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As long as they're open minded about my choice then it's fine.
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are they a judgmental asshole? if no, then no. if yes, then yes.
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Intelligence is a turn-off for me, so I'd only be able to date atheists that read Dawkins.
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A nihilist dating a theist is like a porn star dating a virgin; sooner or later, someone's going to run out from the bedroom crying.
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If they were orthodox, or extremely holy I might refuse. Buddhism and Atheism I'd be pretty neutral about it.
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I'm an athiest and I can date a religious person ( assuming they want to date me ) because I'm not an edgy neckbeard forever alone child.
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To answer the question; while my own thoughts tend to drift towards the pessimistic end of atheism (nihilism), I would much rather have a relationship with a thoughtful religious person than a militant atheist. All I really need is someone who's brave enough to confront their beliefs. Ironically, I seem to meet more spiritual people with this quality than professed atheists (the type of atheists that treat science as both proof and descriptor of objective reality (even though they have little to no scientific training to begin with) bother me the most. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientism]Scientism[/url] is what it's called).
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Well if they're the type of atheist that has extreme tolerance of religious people along with not spewing religious hatred then yes, I would be okay with dating an atheist.
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Is it a deal breaker for you?
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If they do not have extreme beliefs and/or they are Anti-theist or Anti-Athiest.
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Yes, I probably wouldn't date a religious person. Luckily I'm an inner city uni student in a largely irreligious country, so that's not really a problem.
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Yes, I wouldn't want my children to grow up not knowing what to believe.
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For me it is. Religious faith [or lack thereof] is a fundamental part of who I am. I would not consider being in a serious relationship with someone who did not share my position.
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It doesn't matter what they believe as long as they're not forcing it on me. Also, my view of abortion is that, while I may have an opinion, it is ultimately her choice.