Atheists & Agnostics
Related: About this forumI'm still not religious.
Hah....just thought you fundies might wanna know.
I'm going through my third last chemo and it's fucking hell. I went through a major operation that involved getting my guts cut up and it was hell. I have a temporary ileostomy that is usually fine, but today was hell.
And despite being in the darkest and hardest phase in my life, and having people try to take advantage of it, I still haven't been converted. Heck, if anything, I despise religion more than ever. All the prayers do jack shit. I feel no one looking out for me aside from my friends and family.
And when I win this battle with cancer, god isn't getting shit from me. I thank my doctors. I thank my fiancé. I thank the researchers, scientists, and lab techs who gave me a chance at surviving.
This atheist got into and out of the foxhole unconverted. Bitches better recognize.
Skittles
(153,185 posts)WISHING THE BEST FOR YOU!!!
vt_native
(484 posts)Best to you.
NC_Nurse
(11,646 posts)Best of luck to you, Evoman! I hope you make a full recovery. All that piss and vinegar should help
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)but good to hear you are making it through. I hope this last round of chemo does the trick god meant it to do
Stay strong, brother!
Evoman
(8,040 posts)an unspecialized cell didn't land on my lungs or liver to cause further problems down the road. Two more chemos, one more month, and I'm home free. Only problem is that every chemo is worse than the one before and I'm weak as fuck from the operation, losing 20 pounds, and not getting exercise.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)Hang in there, brother. Kick ass and take names.
Rob H.
(5,352 posts)Hell, yeah! You, sir, are every kind of kick-ass.
Gore1FL
(21,151 posts)I am glad those researchers, scientists, and lab techs studied science instead of theology.
I wish you well.
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)I know a couple of atheists who have won the battle, I will be adding your name to that list. Nevermind "god" nonsense, what we need for such battles is "fight". I know if I lose my fight I may as well lay down and die. I have lost it briefly at times, as you may for fleeting moments during your battle. Still, when your fight returns you appreciate it all the more and face the battle with new strength. At least that's how it works in my world, I know we're all different.
Looking forward for many posts to come from you! You're inspiring!
Julie
rexcat
(3,622 posts)cancer treatment can be such a bitch. Take care!!!!!!!!!!!!
eallen
(2,954 posts)I don't get inspired by ghosts and gods, but I do get inspired by the human spirit.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)Hang in there! It has been a hell of a road but you will get to the other side.
Warpy
(111,332 posts)and no god ever had the decency to present himself to me, either.
Foxhole and deathbed conversions are a myth. The most the religious can expect is lip service to stop their bullying.
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)I cannot imagine what you are going through, but I do know that you are doing it in style. Keep fighting.
You are right.....the thanks goes to all the people who are there with you, helping you.
onager
(9,356 posts)And glad to hear from you.
It's great to see you write "WHEN" I win this battle - not "if." What a great attitude.
I'll try to remember this post whenever I start to whine about something trivial in my own life...
laconicsax
(14,860 posts)dimbear
(6,271 posts)I believe you have got that covered. Plus, we're pulling for you.
Evoman
(8,040 posts)The othe day I went for a 3 k walk....at the end I was so tired I didn't think I could make it home. I got so mad I ran the last couple of blocks. Collapsed at my doorway, but fuck it. Fuck the universe.
dimbear
(6,271 posts)There's more to the study: worst outcomes? Acceptors.
Another group that does well is the people that just flat out deny everything. There's nothing wrong with me! They do well.
Strange world.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I say "fuck the world" a lot- you have a lot more fight
EvolveOrConvolve
(6,452 posts)Ha, just kidding! It sounds like you're kicking its ass just fine without any assistance from gawd or jebus or their various followers.
Evoman
(8,040 posts)You guys are the best. I just took a handful of pills so I'm feeling better. Ever takin' dilaudid? It's like little pieces of heaven.
I just can't believe how any one can feel god when they are going through shit like this. Even with people helping me, I usually feel utterly alone. Only when I talk to others with cancer do I feel understanding.
Oh, wait...not true. When they gave me IV dilaudid at the hospital for kidney stones(which I am getting with more frequency because of the ileostomy), I think I may have felt god. All 4 mg of him lmao.
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teddy51
(3,491 posts)play this crappy trick on me again. I am an Agnostic, only because something had to create all of this shit that we call our universe.
progressoid
(49,998 posts)Oh, wait. No, I'm just drinking some of the blood of Christ for you!
Hang in there!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)trotsky
(49,533 posts)And Koresh-dammit, you've deprived us of your playwright skills for too long! When you have recovered from this round of chemo, I WANT A PLAY! The depth and intellectualism of your character Blotsky leaves me aching for more...
Evoman
(8,040 posts)read it.
Plus, to write them I need good religious fodder, and our current antagonists on the forum just aren't that interesting.
Remember Zeb? And Inland? And the hippy chick who though she could fly?
Ninjaneer
(607 posts)are a BAMF.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,360 posts)It saves lives, even if it can make you feel crap.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)Kidding!!!
Get better soon.