No Faith

[hmmm_tea]

Woman from TFL came around this evening to do some consumer research (they'd sent me a letter saying she'd be coming last Saturday, which I found when I got back on Sunday).

Was interested by the fact when it came to beliefs they had chosen to use the term "no faith" for atheists. Have now got images in my head of atheists going around not trusting anything.

I know I can be a bit of a coward at times, but I think that might be taking it a bit far...

I may be an atheist, but that doesn't mean no faith. I have faith that the seat I'm sitting in is going to hold my weight and isn't faulty and about to fall apart without me knowing for example.

Comments

[mair_in_grenderich]

buddhist?

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Yes, they were the main example (though atheists who believe there are flying saucers and that tarot works and so on mustn't feel left out).

Someonelse: But that's stupid. Atheists don't believe in an afterlife.
Me: *drops Tibet on your head*

[mair_in_grenderich]

*ponders visiting Tibet*
*wonders where it is*
*discovers google maps isn't very good for finding that out*
*finds a map here: http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/east/01/08/tibet.lama.01/map.china.tibet.gif *

... that's funny. a day or two ago I was thinking it would be cool to visit China. This PhD thing gets in the way, doesn't it?