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I think so. I myself, Atheist, still find myself saying phrases like "oh my god" or "God Damn it" I think its just a habit I took from my parents and relatives.
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I always find it strange to hear atheists exclaim "oh my god" in the middle of a tirade about God. I've been trying to break myself of that habit and work in a new phrase. "Oh my void" or "Oh my science!"
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Yeah, it has. I use it two ways - one is bad and the other is respectful. Weird, yeah it is.
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Yeah, it has. I use it two ways - one is bad and the other is respectful. Weird, yeah it is.
Lemme 'splain it to you. I learned to use GD in protest, literally in protest. I was arrested way back when c.1970, for saying GD. I went to jail and was released. Went to court and was told two weeks in jail or one year probation. I opted for the two weeks in jail.
The judge was furious, for he knew my mother and mother was in the courtroom. The judge asked why? I told him that he along with almost everyone in the courtroom had said the word GD and he couldn't disagree. I told him the year of probation was excessive, but would do the jail time.
He decided on one night and shooed me out of the courtroom to jail. When I was released I was determined to see how many times people said GD and how many times I could say it. Immature, I know, but then it became a habit! lol
The other way I say it is when I discuss my God, completely respectful and in reverence to my beliefs.
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For sure...like...oh my god...can you believe what my mom did at the mall the other day? I mean...oh my god...I was so embarrassed...like...wouldn't you be?
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What I find interesting is watching American reality tv (I know, I'm rotting my brain), and every time I would say "O my God!" the people say "O my Gosh". I don't know why this has happened, and it doesn't happen on Canadian tv, but it's really noticeable on American shows.
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