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July 6, 2013 at 9:47 pm
Even when I called myself a Christian I always had my doubts. The bible just never really made any sense to me. The few here that know me already know that I'm rather odd. I think it's the artist in me.  I don't put myself in any box, not even an atheist one. I hate stereotypes and labels. It took me 20 years or so to come to gripes with calling myself an atheist, that's how much I hate labels.
So saying that just wanted to say hi and hoping this forum is a breath of fresh air. 
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July 6, 2013 at 9:49 pm
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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July 6, 2013 at 9:58 pm
Hey smidgen!
But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret is as though it had an underlying truth.
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July 6, 2013 at 10:57 pm
Hola and Welcome What are your favorite artforms?
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!
Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
Quote:Some people deserve hell.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.
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July 6, 2013 at 10:59 pm
Hi there....
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Did an atheist cruise ship sink and all you guys climb in the same lifeboat?
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July 6, 2013 at 11:28 pm
(July 6, 2013 at 10:57 pm)missluckie26 Wrote: Hola and Welcome What are your favorite artforms?
Photography by far. I draw stick people. lol. I enjoy hiking and like to shoot everything and anything I see along the trail. One of my favorites is mushrooms. Besides nature I also like abandoned architecture photography. There is this guy on line that I just love. He goes into these abandoned mental hospitals, prisons and old hotels and stuff like that. His work is beautiful. I love it. I haven't gotten past shooting houses, barns and old mills yet.
I enjoy other peoples art who can paint and draw well. I'm not into modern art where it just looks like splattered paint on canvas. My response always is, I can do that and I draw stick people. lol
I've also done just about every needle craft known to man except knitting. The only one I still do anymore is crochet and like everything else I like to be different. I have two rugs that are a work in progress. One made out of t-shirts and the other made out of old blue jeans.
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July 6, 2013 at 11:38 pm
Ooooh you're the crafty type So am I. Although I loathe sewing because I don't know how to work the machine and it pisses me off!
Www://angelfirebeads.com should still be up, I make jewelry for fun.
I also love photography I would love/adore love to do abandoned buildings, but I'm a girl and that doesn't sound safe. Plus those ghost shows really freak me out still (baby atheist)!
Here's my photography portfolio, do have yours online too?
Www://viewbug.com/smilingmoon
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!
Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
Quote:Some people deserve hell.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.
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July 6, 2013 at 11:39 pm
(July 6, 2013 at 10:59 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Did an atheist cruise ship sink and all you guys climb in the same lifeboat?
Not so much sank, got a little funk to it and we needed a breath of fresh air. Heard this place is nice in the summertime.
But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret is as though it had an underlying truth.
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July 6, 2013 at 11:46 pm
Ha! You just leaked what side of the world you're from 
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!
Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
Quote:Some people deserve hell.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.
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July 6, 2013 at 11:48 pm
(July 6, 2013 at 11:39 pm)evenheathen Wrote: (July 6, 2013 at 10:59 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Did an atheist cruise ship sink and all you guys climb in the same lifeboat?
Not so much sank, got a little funk to it and we needed a breath of fresh air. Heard this place is nice in the summertime.
More like Mutiny on the Bounty or better yet Home Alone, no adult supervision 
"Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.” ~ Ambrose Bierce
“I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's." - Mark Twain in Eruption
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