Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Are atheists more likely to be alcoholics?
i know alot more theists that i suspect are alcoholics than atheists. one particular case is a deacon friend of mine, who run a still for personal use, has about 50 gallons of wine fermenting in his house at any given time, and never turns down a joint. in fact all the alcoholics i know at least say they believe there is a god and identify with one of the major religions, even though most of them don't practice. the atheists i know on the other hand seemed to all go through a drinking phase in their late teens early 20s, and then backed off or completely stopped drinking once they realized that it will damage your life. when i was dealing with my drug and alcohol problems (its all the same, alcohol is worse than coke, weed and most pills anyway) i was a hardened pentecostal, the same thought process that made me turn away from theism made me cut back on my drinking and stop using drugs, it was the realization that these things only take away from your life, and that the perceived gains from them are only an illusion.
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