good post, lamyers... you might have swayed me, here
i still think it's ass that so many med school academics look down on religion (and hey, i'm not even christian myself!)
•••quote:•••Originally posted by lamyers:
•I agree with SMW and Swampy. I disagree with none, being an atheist is a lack of faith, not a strong faith. I should know as I am one, and I do not practice it, think about it nor have faith in it. I simply don't have a belief in a god. Big deal. Trust me when I say it takes no work.
Religion doesn't bother me, but what people fail to realize is that religion a personal decision, for example, like sexual choices. Do you walk up to a stranger and say, hi my name is John and I am bisexual? No you also do not say, hi my name is John and I am a Christian. Being a homosexual might be the driving force behind someone wanting to be a doctor but no one is going to put that on their PS. Why? Because it is personal and might be controversial to someone else. People have to understand that it is the same with religion. Much as you would like to believe that the world is not biased against what you believe, better play it safe and keep personal business separate from professional while you can. But for now...I did not choose, and I'm sure Swampy did not choose to mention our beliefs in our PS, for obvious reasons. Why would anyone else?
Go ahead, have at it.•••••