1:
Phrase: B.C., A. D.
Reason: B.C. is "Before Christ" abrreviated, and A.D. stands for "Anno Domini" which is Latin for "year of the Lord"
2:
Phrase: Merry Christmas!
Reason: DUH
3:
Phrase: Gesundheit! or Bless you!
Reason: Saying Gesundheit to some one arises from an old belief that when a person sneezes, they are trying to get rid of a devil inside of them. If someone doesn't believe in God, it's well nigh impossible to believe in the devil.
4:
Phrase: Happy Holidays!
Reason:
"Holiday" is really "holy day". Someone with a quaint accent mushed it up one day and it's been "holiday" ever since.
5:
Phrase: Goodbye!
Reason: "goodbye" is derived from "God be with you"
Comments
lol, very, very
lol, very, very funny....................
"Sometimes even to live is courage."
-Seneca
LOL
I love watching athiests contradict themselves
Merry Christmas to all at Apricotpie.
Heather
Hm, interesting. I'm an
Hm, interesting. I'm an athiest, and I'm afraid that I cannot avoid using these daily phrases :-) Still, I love words and phrases, so it's very interesting to know their history!
"You were not meant to fit into a shallow box built by someone else." -J. Raymond
^ You're an atheist? I never
^ You're an atheist? I never knew that.
"I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth. Then I ask myself the same question." - Harun Yahya
haha
i like these! i knew them all, but i didn't know goodbye. somebody once said you learn something new every day. and i sure seem to! lol
~All men were created equal, then some became Marines~
*Death smiles at everyone, Marines smile back*
gotta love the Marines!!
Bridget: Yeah, I am....Is
Bridget: Yeah, I am....Is that okay?
"You were not meant to fit into a shallow box built by someone else." -J. Raymond
Would it matter if it was not
Would it matter if it was not okay? It's your business. I'm not an atheist; quite frankly I'm not sure what I am. But I'd like to believe in something. But yeah, I don't care what you are. Although, if I ever do end up in heaven, it'd be cool to meet y'all.
"I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth. Then I ask myself the same question." - Harun Yahya
Naw. Well, I believe there is
Naw. Well, I believe there is some sort of higher force, whether you call it God or not :-) I like the Native American way of thinking (all life is inter-connected). I'm glad you don't care, 'cause I like you ;-)
"You were not meant to fit into a shallow box built by someone else." -J. Raymond
actually...
Erin, from some of your previous comments, I think that you would be considered an agnostic (someone who believes that there probably is a God or "higher force" but that the possibility can't or shouldn't be further investigated) rather than an atheist (someone who believes that there is no God of any sort whatsoever). I suppose the name shouldn't really matter, but...we're writers and we like accurate words, right?
Haha, yeah, probably. I may
Haha, yeah, probably. I may be considered and evolutionist, too. I definitely believe in that :-)
"You were not meant to fit into a shallow box built by someone else." -J. Raymond
Very interesting,
Very interesting, Lucia.
Thankfully I'm not an atheist or I'd contradict myself alot...
~Anna