If atheists don't believe in God, why do they say "oh my God" ?

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  • They say it, because it's a figure of speech.

    The way I see it is as a bit of a Freudian slip. Perhaps these so called atheists are more agnostic than they would have others think. Even if they don't believe in God, God loves and believes in them I feel.

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    • Surprised this got so many upvotes, given the IIN community.

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    • How is it "Freudian"? Do you know what the phrase "Freudian slip" means, or do you just like believing you sound intelligent?

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      • Seriously? You gotta be really bored to wanna go there with me.

        A Freudian Slip is an unintentional error regarded as revealing subconscious feelings. So perhaps our hypothetical atheist has some subconscious, or as Freud would say, unconscious, remaining belief in God that he or she is ashamed of or embarrassed to admit for fear of being judged as foolish, sentimental or not intellectual enough.

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        • So, in other words, the definition, even after you fudged it to fit the situation, doesn't quite fit the situation.

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    • As an atheist myself, I can refute that statement.

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