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My short intro
August 26, 2013 at 1:33 am
(This post was last modified: August 26, 2013 at 2:01 am by findingdoubt.)
Hi, I'm new to this forum. I don't think I would call myself an atheist even though I can agree with much of what atheists say. Also though, I'm not sure that I believe in a personal almighty, all loving god. So when I consider the idea of god it probably isn't in any traditional religious way either.
In short, I'm a Oneness Pentecostal turned conservative fundamentalist turned skeptic who really enjoys liberal theology.
And I've done a lot of Bible study myself.
I'm just starting this blog I'm trying to keep up with which I named my username after: [Link snipped] if your interested in checking out some of my ideas about the Bible.
Finding doubt has been like finding god for me.
I look forward to interacting and posting some on issues I write about to see what you guys think. My most recent short writing on the Bible has been on how the serpent in Genesis is never called Satan but is rather just a talking snake and that the author of the gospel of Mark didn't think Jesus was sinless.
Peace,
findingdoubt
(August 26, 2013 at 1:33 am)findingdoubt Wrote: Hi, I'm new to this forum. I don't think I would call myself an atheist even though I can agree with much of what atheists say. Also though, I'm not sure that I believe in a personal almighty, all loving god. So when I consider the idea of god it probably isn't in any traditional religious way either.
In short, I'm a Oneness Pentecostal turned conservative fundamentalist turned skeptic who really enjoys liberal theology.
And I've done a lot of Bible study myself.
I'm just starting this blog I'm trying to keep up with which I named my username after: [Link snipped] if your interested in checking out some of my ideas about the Bible.
Finding doubt has been like finding god for me.
I look forward to interacting and posting some on issues I write about to see what you guys think. My most recent short writing on the Bible has been on how the serpent in Genesis is never called Satan but is rather just a talking snake and that the author of the gospel of Mark didn't think Jesus was sinless.
Peace,
findingdoubt
Ope, didn't mean to be self promotional. That's just the most recent thing going on with me, lol. I understand.
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RE: My short intro
August 26, 2013 at 2:11 am
Welcome 
Pointing around: "Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, fuck you, I'm out!"
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"Let the atheists come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of heathens belongs to people like these." -Saint Bacon
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RE: My short intro
August 26, 2013 at 2:14 am
No worries, it gives me something to do to earn my keep. You're not the first and I daresay you won't be the last. 30 days and 30 posts before posting personal links is the rule. Welcome aboard!
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: My short intro
August 26, 2013 at 2:17 am
two bloggers in a few hours...
Can't wait to read what you want to share.
Enjoy the forum.
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RE: My short intro
August 26, 2013 at 2:30 am
Welcome!
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RE: My short intro
August 26, 2013 at 2:49 am
(This post was last modified: August 26, 2013 at 2:52 am by findingdoubt.)
(August 26, 2013 at 2:14 am)Stimbo Wrote: No worries, it gives me something to do to earn my keep. You're not the first and I daresay you won't be the last. 30 days and 30 posts before posting personal links is the rule. Welcome aboard!
haha, okay, I'll keep that in mind. Maybe I'll try to write some really cool stuff in the next 30 days, jk.
Are there any people with a Oneness Pentecostal background on this forum?
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RE: My short intro
August 26, 2013 at 3:01 am
Beyond the fact that there is no evidence for any of the gods invented by humanity I don't know what atheists "say."
Welcome.
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RE: My short intro
August 26, 2013 at 3:10 am
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(August 26, 2013 at 2:49 am)findingdoubt Wrote: Are there any people with a Oneness Pentecostal background on this forum?
No, I don't have the background, but I'm curious about speaking in tongues, if you'd like to share 
Also, why is it so important that the trinity is one instead of three separate beings?
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RE: My short intro
August 26, 2013 at 5:08 am
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(August 26, 2013 at 3:01 am)Minimalist Wrote: Beyond the fact that there is no evidence for any of the gods invented by humanity I don't know what atheists "say."
Welcome.
I just mean a lot of general material I've listened to in debates by Harris, Hitchens, etc.
(August 26, 2013 at 3:10 am)rexbeccarox Wrote: (August 26, 2013 at 2:49 am)findingdoubt Wrote: Are there any people with a Oneness Pentecostal background on this forum?
No, I don't have the background, but I'm curious about speaking in tongues, if you'd like to share
Also, why is it so important that the trinity is one instead of three separate beings?
Well, Iv'e done a lot of speaking in tongues. Just lemme know what you wanna know.
On the Trinity thing. It really is an incoherent concept if you understand how orthodoxy defines it and it cannot be directly taught from the Bible either so if someone believes the Bible that's an issue.
It smacks of polytheism.
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RE: My short intro
August 26, 2013 at 5:14 am
Hello, hello and welcome to AF! ^_^
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
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