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hey it's me
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hey it's me
May 13, 2010 at 12:27 am
greetings from chicago!

i recently began labeling myself "atheist" (i don't think i've even said it out loud yet!) because i'm not crazy about the exclusivity of labels. i've held the beliefs i currently have, regarding religion and spirituality, for years now. i just never thought it mattered enough to say "athiest" or "nontheist" or "freethinker" or what-have-you. i still bristle a little at adhering to such a label since part of my distaste in religion lies in the sense of identity found by associating with an established group. i'm interested to hear what others have to say about this!

it's been a while since i've been active on message boards; i'm looking forward to getting to know some of you!!

-- ally
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RE: hey it's me
May 13, 2010 at 1:16 am
Labels are unimportant.

We have a few theists around here who invent all sorts of labels for themselves but it doesn't matter.


They're all as crazy as fucking loons.

Howdy.
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RE: hey it's me
May 13, 2010 at 1:27 am
labels are unimportant.

thanks!
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RE: hey it's me
May 13, 2010 at 4:42 am
brza Wrote:i recently began labeling myself "atheist" (i don't think i've even said it out loud yet!) because i'm not crazy about the exclusivity of labels. i've held the beliefs i currently have, regarding religion and spirituality, for years now. i just never thought it mattered enough to say "athiest" or "nontheist" or "freethinker" or what-have-you. i still bristle a little at adhering to such a label since part of my distaste in religion lies in the sense of identity found by associating with an established group. i'm interested to hear what others have to say about this!

Welcome to the group that includes all of the non-sentient matter in the known universe. Smile This group also contains some of the most intelligent members of our species... go figure Sleepy

Quote:labels are unimportant.

Labels are imo quite nice... Sleepy
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
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RE: hey it's me
May 13, 2010 at 7:07 am
Welcome! Atheist isn't really a label. If someone claims that god(s) exist and you say, "I don't believe that"... you are an atheist. If you say, "Yeah, I believe that, too"... you are a crazy person.
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RE: hey it's me
May 13, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Welcome.

Fairy tales eh sounds kinda grimm to me.

See what I did there?



You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.

Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.




 








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RE: hey it's me
May 13, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Labels are crazy. I've been called a 'temporalogical noncognitivist' before. Confused

Welcome to AF, I'm the resident cherry-supplier! *holds out basket of cherries* Would you like some? Big Grin
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RE: hey it's me
May 13, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Welcome and great 1st post brrrrrrrrrrrzaaaaaaaaaaaa Smile

I agree completely. Groups suck. Free thinkers FTW! Big Grin
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RE: hey it's me
May 13, 2010 at 6:17 pm
thanks, y'all!
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RE: hey it's me
May 15, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Welcome!

To our little corner of the universe...

Tiny Tiger
I have a secret and it is down below!


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