No. I have a passion for swearing and ’‘blasphemy’’, which centers around the gratification/relief one may get from it, whether out of anger, surprise or joy. It doesn’t matter what they mean unless you care about the shock value, and it doesn’t matter how popular they are; they wouldn’t last if they didn’t do their job. Ironically though, if such things didn’t mean what they mean, no matter how important, or no longer important it now is, it probably wouldn’t pass the test of time as it does. I am shamed to say, that I have much to learn about the intricacies of bleeding Christ nailed to the fucking cross. Sorry.
I wonder if goddammit or fuck would live on if, indeed, they had no power. (unless they could be used as inoffensive slang, or applied to something practical) People are still offended by it obviously, this is isn’t something you can deny. The word fuck is also very powerful despite what you say of it, so much so that it should probably be a deity’s name.
I guess I’m wrong too though, when it comes to shock value not mattering, because whether or not you care about the shock value, the shock value, for lack of better word is what feeds the effect these words have, even if you’re on your own and nobody hears you say them.
The power isn’t lost based on my faith or lack thereof, but by what society makes them out to be.
It’s not because I don’t believe in Hell that telling someone to go to Hell when I’m pissed at them doesn’t make me feel something. It isn’t literal, but it gets the message across. Your anger or pain is known, the point is made. In the heat of emotional turmoil, sometimes it can be hard to be mature or constructive. So sue me.
Strangely now I’m reminded…as an atheist, if I fight a vampire and brandish a cross in his face, is the crucifix going to fail because I have no faith to power the tool, or will it work because it’s automatically imbued with God power?
ProTip; Also, atheists don’t deny God, they just don’t believe in God. There’s a difference, dag nabbit.