Is anyone else an atheist with BC besides me?

Pagan here. Many moons ago when I was Dx I found this thread helpful in finding replies to those who offered prayers for my cancer.

There are many Pagan “types” and most of us just love nature & the moon. We see the earth herself as a “Goddess” & are just kind & caring.

No Pagan alive would push a God on you.

They’d probably just offer you some sage & wish you well.

Wishing love to those who were here with me, and to those whom are new to this journey. -D

Not looking for a debate.

I understand Paganism. I was just pointing out that most Pagans are actually peaceful loving people.

You have a better shot of having vegans push a god down your throat.

My 1st purpose of replying to you was to point out your usage of “pagan types.” I assure you, they are less condescending & argumentative than “atheist types.”

I too am an atheist, while I practice the more natural side of paganism.

My 2nd reason for posting was to calm any panic in those newly diagnosed. My biggest fear when I was Dx in 2009 was dying. As you can see, I have not. I attribute that to a healthy diet, peace in my home & garden & never worrying myself with issues that have no impact on my life.

I tend to observe anger & arrogance in others.
I never absorb it.

May you find this thread ten years from now.

I hope you offer kindest & reassurance to someone new, who is frightened by all of the new Dx dates.

Us old timers tend to sail off into the sunset, leaving the less than positive side of this place far behind us

what? Ma’am? I was one of the original members on this thread with the OP thedudess.

Nothing escalated.

You have a great day

Easy, friends, let's please dial it back a bit. I'm quite certain no one meant anyone any harm.

I’m not one who believes stress/worries cause cancer. Living stress-free is a nice concept not always practical in every day life. Keeping stress low is a priority for me but not because I think it will cure me. When I am caught up in stress I have less time to do the many things I’d rather be doing rather than dealing with stress. I see the limited time line and keep in mind the saying “become aware of what’s really worth your energy.”

It feels to me, in simplest form, there are two types of people who say they’re praying for me. One type says it to acknowledge that they see I’m having challenges, that they care about me. They know they can’t jump in and fix things, their offer of prayer is a show of support. The other type is the kind who think their beliefs are gonna cure me. If they get the church congregants to pray and stick me on a weekly prayer list, eeeeven better! Total disregard of the medical field, no knowledge of mbc, they just think it’s as simple as saying three our fathers and two hail marys and poof! I’ll be healed.

Wish I had some LSD. Had some of the best times ever! However, I guess I will go pull some weeds and commune with nature.

For people who really practice Christianity, I can understand when they say they're praying for me or ask for prayers for a very difficult situation in their life.While I don't respond that I'm praying for them, I do try to make a note to follow up with a call or text to see how they're doing. The prayer requests that really floor me are like one I got from a friend who is taking a vacation and she wanted all of her friends to pray that her flight was on time because it would be such an inconvenience if she missed a few hours with her daughter. The Christianity I grew up with 40-50 years ago would call this self-serving, or possibly just irreverent and comical.

In the paper today they said the head chaplain at Harvard is an atheist. He teaches classes on humanism. The funny part is that he was elected unanimously by the other chaplains at the college. They said he's very cooperative and open to their views. He's really needed by students leaving their religious backgrounds but searching for something.

Alice you are heading for hell! LOL

I heard a fun joke the other day. God was going to sue the devil. The devil said good luck finding a lawyer in heaven. If there are any lawyers on this post...sorry.

Oh, and lovely Edam and Gouda in the Netherworldlands!

Took me a minute, Alice, but that's hilarious. I live around the corner from a Jehovah's witness church. They used to come around constantly when I first moved here, a gaggle of Hispanic ladies in their dresses and hats. They stopped coming to my house after a while. I think the word got back to them to not annoy the crazy lady with purple hair.

Alice: I laughed out loud with the mice!!! We once lived in a house close to a Kingdom Hall. They never bothered us. It seemed for them like a good plan not to bother their neighbours. At another time , another house, we had the President of the local Hells Angels chapter living next door. He was a really good neighbour. Give me a burly guy with a big bike any time over someone with a case brimming with copies of The Watchtower.

Way back when when I was living in a tiny apartment at the top of an old house (not the place close to the Kingdom Hall) I decided the living room needed a lick of paint. I put on a head scarf to protect my hair from drips when I was doing the ceiling. There was a knock on the door so I went down to see who it was. There was the bulging case of Watch Towers. I decided to not even give her an opening so I said "I am sorry, but I am Muslim". I am not but I thought maybe that statement and my scarf might do it. She replied "Oh my - I have never met one of God's Little Brown Children" WTF. Brown? Children? Beside the condescending tone, I am Irish/Scottish/French. I have a black friend who once said "You are so white, you'd glow in the moonlight" I just replied "I am closing the door now" and shut it in her face.