Comments on: A Lesson on How Not to Pick Up Atheist Women

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:42:45 +0000

Growing up in Norman, OK (or as I like to call it, the buckle on the bible belt) I constantly had to preface the courting ritual with my staunchly atheistic position…now I live in North Texas with a beautiful wife who shares my views, though she believes that I’m a little (read:a lot) too reactionary. More Hitchens than Harris, I guess.

By: The skepTick

The skepTick — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:10:08 +0000

He doesn’t want a girlfriend. He wants a dog. One that can curtsy.

By: rodiel

rodiel — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:35:40 +0000

Hah, this post was particularly funny to me after what happened just today. A quite cute girl chatted me up waiting for an exam to begin, and we were beginning with school stuff, then hobby stuff, and in the hobby stuff section I showed her my scars (I’m a recreational cutter). Her eyes widened, but then she said “okay, if it feels good for you it’s your right to do it, i have no prejudice against you (pause, long pause, all though which I was delighted by that info)… because I’m a good Christian.” (insert Mario falls off the platform sad music cue here)
I was kinda caught off-guard but I asked her a bunch of questions and upset her a bit. When she ran out of answers, she just ran away. So much for a pretty face.
No other cases… at least not atheism-related. I somehow always been lucky to pick smart people as mating candidates. Too bad they were all straight so far, though…

By: J Myers

J Myers — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:16:09 +0000

No offense to you, but your friend seems like a complete douchebag.

Jackie, take a deep breath, read the post again….

If it wasn’t for Calt [sic], I’d assume from all the above comments that atheists didn’t have a sense of humour.

Nonsense. I, for one, have a fantastic sense of humor. For example, I find it hilarious that you think Jack’s inability to write a humorous note (assuming, for the sake of discussion, that that was what he was trying to do) is somehow an indictment of my sense of humor. I also find amusing that you consider his regurgitation of oft-professed theist idiocy “witty,” despite the context (though I wouldn’t go so far as to say I find that funny).

By: laterose

laterose — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:32:27 +0000

All we need now is for her to respond and Hemant to show up in a wig…

I second this.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:36:24 +0000

Second the above. I was despairing looking through these commetns till I saw SOMEONE had suggested it! I mean, seriously,

“(Not to mention, it kind of ruins Christmas — and why would anyone choose to believe something that ruins Christmas? That just seems so needlessly cruel to oneself.)”!

On the other hand, as Poe’s Law implies…

By: Alex Fear

Alex Fear — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:57:10 +0000

If it wasn’t for Calt, I’d assume from all the above comments that atheists didn’t have a sense of humour.

Is it obvious to anyone else this guy isn’t for real. In fact I’d bet he’s actually an atheist himself seeking to be antagonistic.

I can’t imagine too many believers having the wit to produce that kind of flame-bait.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:07:10 +0000

She should offer to meet him, but at an adult book store.

By: Dan C.

Dan C. — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:50:15 +0000

Has your atheism ever hurt your dating life before it even began?

I lived in Utah for seven years. You do the math

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:22:15 +0000

Paid dating sites suck, a la eharmony. I’m a big fan of okcupid.com. Its free, not only for dating, and for some reason it seems to have a large population of non-theists people to get to know.

As for online dating, if you think about it on the other side of the spectrum, any profiles listing a high involvement in any religion or mentions any kind of deity on their profile is automatically disqualified for me.

I have gotten enough inquiries from seemingly religious guys that I’ve created a canned response on why it wouldn’t work out. Most generally leave it at that.

However, I do not seek out those guys that lists a religion in their profile and send them rude and condescending notes harassing them on their religion to let them know what they’re “missing out.”

Oh, and that guy who sent your friend the note is just being a total douche.