Are you Atheist?

[QUOTE="Zagrius"]Actually, if you're Jewish and an atheist then there's still no reason not to celebrate Hannukah, as even if you ignore the 'small oil pot burns for eight days' bit, you can still celebrate how the Maccabies drove out the Greeks, or Romans (always get those two confused).MindFreeze

You can't possibly be Jewish and Atheist...

I'm a Jewish atheist, what does my ethnic background have to do with my belief in a deity?

Nope, and Foolish If You Are.

FRninja

Nope. But you can be atheist and celebrate the commercial aspect of Christmas. Shame the holiday took on such a mercenary meaning to the world. However, to Christians it's still very much a religious holiday as well...so those of you stating otherwise...wrong.LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="MindFreeze"]

[QUOTE="Zagrius"]Actually, if you're Jewish and an atheist then there's still no reason not to celebrate Hannukah, as even if you ignore the 'small oil pot burns for eight days' bit, you can still celebrate how the Maccabies drove out the Greeks, or Romans (always get those two confused).Zagrius

You can't possibly be Jewish and Atheist...

I'm a Jewish atheist, what does my ethnic background have to do with my belief in a deity?

Because if you are "Jewish" then you believe in God, while atheists believe THERE IS NO GOD. How could you possibly be both, you can't.

Define atheist.
Foolz3h

There's nothing to it more than "a person who believes there are God/s".

[QUOTE="Zagrius"]Actually, if you're Jewish and an atheist then there's still no reason not to celebrate Hannukah, as even if you ignore the 'small oil pot burns for eight days' bit, you can still celebrate how the Maccabies drove out the Greeks, or Romans (always get those two confused).MindFreeze

You can't possibly be Jewish and Atheist...

Yes, and I don't celebrate the religious side of Christmas. It was made up in retrospect anyway, so getting presents FTW.Bourbons3

Yes I am celebrating christmas. But it is more of a family thing to wish ourselves good luck and happiness. Not so much celebrating the birth of Jesuschrist.

Christmas is a purely commercial holiday. Any religious connections it has are merely coincidental.foxhound_fox

agreed

I'm an atheist and I don't celebrate Christmas, I just give and recieve gifts.domatron23

well said.