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Atheist College Major?

Started by Ellainix, March 04, 2011, 05:34:03 AM

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Ellainix

March 04, 2011, 05:34:03 AM
What would a "Professional Atheist" want to choose as their college major?
Quote from: "Ivan Tudor C McHock"If your faith in god is due to your need to explain the origin of the universe, and you do not apply this same logic to the origin of god, then you are an idiot.

Whitney

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March 04, 2011, 06:05:48 AM
Law School

Will

#2
March 04, 2011, 06:57:06 AM
Evolutionary science!  :idea:
I want bad people to look forward to and celebrate the day I die, because if they don't, I'm not living up to my potential.

LegendarySandwich

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March 04, 2011, 07:26:23 AM
Godless philosophy.

Stevil

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March 04, 2011, 09:51:19 AM
Quote from: "Ellainix"What would a "Professional Atheist" want to choose as their college major?
If you have a job, a profession, then why would you attend college?

A professional atheist would continue having a lack of a belief in gods and assumably be paid handsomely for this lack of belief.

Tank

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March 04, 2011, 01:35:35 PM
Quote from: "Whitney"Law School
Spot on!
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Whitney

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March 04, 2011, 02:24:28 PM
Quote from: "Stevil"A professional atheist would continue having a lack of a belief in gods and assumably be paid handsomely for this lack of belief.

She means people that get paid while being an atheist activist...places like:

JREF http://www.randi.org/site/
Secular Coalition http://www.secular.org/
CFI http://www.centerforinquiry.net/

all have paid positions

I guess another option would be no education but somehow build an online/offline presence that pays the bills.
Like Evolve Fish:  http://evolvefish.com/

Tank

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March 04, 2011, 04:19:37 PM
What about a secular celebrant who organises atheist/secular hatchings/matchings/despatching? As atheism becomes less of a curse there should be a growing market for this sort of service.
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Asmodean

#8
March 04, 2011, 06:25:30 PM
Theology. Get ordained, then go on a deconverting spree  :D
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on July 25, 2013, 08:18:52 PM
In Asmo's grey lump,
wrath and dark clouds gather force.
Luxembourg trembles.

Stevil

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March 04, 2011, 11:08:22 PM
Quote from: "Whitney"She means people that get paid while being an atheist activist...places like:

JREF http://www.randi.org/site/
Secular Coalition http://www.secular.org/
CFI http://www.centerforinquiry.net/

all have paid positions

I guess another option would be no education but somehow build an online/offline presence that pays the bills.
Like Evolve Fish:  http://evolvefish.com/

If you are looking to change the world, be it atheist or not then Law, Politics, Marketing would be a good choice.

DeterminedJuliet

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April 20, 2011, 10:45:26 PM
Sociology might not be a bad idea (though, unless you want to become a professor or do some kind of grad work, it's not exactly swimming in job offers).

One of my favourite Sociology profs once announced to our class that no good academic is religious. That went over... interestingly.
"We've thought of life by analogy with a journey, with pilgrimage which had a serious purpose at the end, and the THING was to get to that end; success, or whatever it is, or maybe heaven after you're dead. But, we missed the point the whole way along; It was a musical thing and you were supposed to sing, or dance, while the music was being played.
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