(November 13, 2022 at 9:57 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:

(November 13, 2022 at 9:56 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Wikipedia lists over two dozen definitions for 'TTA'

AD is where most of the people landed when 'The Thinking Atheist' (TTA) forum closed down.

On a side note, did you ever know "The Everlasting God Stopper"? She was very active on a forum that was related to infidels.org and she knew David Mills, the author of The Atheist Universe which Dawkins mentions in his book. A coup occurred on that board 15 years ago and she got banned, as did several reincarnated socks.

(November 14, 2022 at 6:18 am)Jehanne Wrote:

(November 13, 2022 at 9:57 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: AD is where most of the people landed when 'The Thinking Atheist' (TTA) forum closed down.

On a side note, did you ever know "The Everlasting God Stopper"?  She was very active on a forum that was related to infidels.org and she knew David Mills, the author of The Atheist Universe which Dawkins mentions in his book.  A coup occurred on that board 15 years ago and she got banned, as did several reincarnated socks.

I am not familiar with that user name.  I was on TTA for several years and quite active there.  I have checked out a few other forums but preferred TTA, and now prefer here.  When we had crazies trolling TTA, they often came here also.  There tended to be a working relationship between TTA and AF to stop some of the worst.  There was also overlap with some members posting on both.  AD was set up as a place for TTA members to go and stay together.  There is still overlap between that group and this.

(November 14, 2022 at 7:09 am)arewethereyet Wrote:

(November 14, 2022 at 6:18 am)Jehanne Wrote: On a side note, did you ever know "The Everlasting God Stopper"?  She was very active on a forum that was related to infidels.org and she knew David Mills, the author of The Atheist Universe which Dawkins mentions in his book.  A coup occurred on that board 15 years ago and she got banned, as did several reincarnated socks.

I am not familiar with that user name.  I was on TTA for several years and quite active there.  I have checked out a few other forums but preferred TTA, and now prefer here.  When we had crazies trolling TTA, they often came here also.  There tended to be a working relationship between TTA and AF to stop some of the worst.  There was also overlap with some members posting on both.  AD was set up as a place for TTA members to go and stay together.  There is still overlap between that group and this.

I first started on Usenet 30 years ago, alt.atheism; I was a YEC Christian fundamentalist back in those days and was posting crap along the lines of the Omphalos hypothesis. Almost immediately I got the Last Thursdayism responses, which really caused me to think about things. I ended-up getting a private email from a U of Chicago faculty member (Jerry Coyne?) who basically told me to get lost, saying that he could not, per U Chicago policy, post publicly to Usenet. After that I ended-up at infidels.org before, eventually, finding my way here.

(November 14, 2022 at 7:20 am)Jehanne Wrote:

(November 14, 2022 at 7:09 am)arewethereyet Wrote: I am not familiar with that user name.  I was on TTA for several years and quite active there.  I have checked out a few other forums but preferred TTA, and now prefer here.  When we had crazies trolling TTA, they often came here also.  There tended to be a working relationship between TTA and AF to stop some of the worst.  There was also overlap with some members posting on both.  AD was set up as a place for TTA members to go and stay together.  There is still overlap between that group and this.

I first started on Usenet 30 years ago, alt.atheism; I was a YEC Christian fundamentalist back in those days and was posting crap along the lines of the Omphalos hypothesis.  Almost immediately I got the Last Thursdayism responses, which really caused me to think about things.  I ended-up getting a private email from a U of Chicago faculty member (Jerry Coyne?) who basically told me to get lost, saying that he could not, per U Chicago policy, post publicly to Usenet.  After that I ended-up at infidels.org before, eventually, finding my way here.

I started listening to podcasts on my Ipod years ago, at work, and found 'The Thinking Atheist' podcast.  From there I wandered over to the forum.  I have heard Seth Andrews speak a few times and met him and Aron Ra at some of the events.  Prior to that the only forum I was ever involved in was a domestic abuse forum back in the days of AOL and dial-up.

(November 14, 2022 at 6:18 am)Jehanne Wrote:

(November 13, 2022 at 9:57 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: AD is where most of the people landed when 'The Thinking Atheist' (TTA) forum closed down.

On a side note, did you ever know "The Everlasting God Stopper"?  She was very active on a forum that was related to infidels.org and she knew David Mills, the author of The Atheist Universe which Dawkins mentions in his book.  A coup occurred on that board 15 years ago and she got banned, as did several reincarnated socks.

It wasn't a question for me, but I remember "The Everlasting God Stopper" from my time at RavingAtheists, not in person . That was about 17(?) or more years ago, not long before I left. That's a handle one doesn't forget. That forum went down awhile back.

(November 14, 2022 at 7:46 am)arewethereyet Wrote:

(November 14, 2022 at 7:20 am)Jehanne Wrote: I first started on Usenet 30 years ago, alt.atheism; I was a YEC Christian fundamentalist back in those days and was posting crap along the lines of the Omphalos hypothesis.  Almost immediately I got the Last Thursdayism responses, which really caused me to think about things.  I ended-up getting a private email from a U of Chicago faculty member (Jerry Coyne?) who basically told me to get lost, saying that he could not, per U Chicago policy, post publicly to Usenet.  After that I ended-up at infidels.org before, eventually, finding my way here.

I started listening to podcasts on my Ipod years ago, at work, and found 'The Thinking Atheist' podcast.  From there I wandered over to the forum.  I have heard Seth Andrews speak a few times and met him and Aron Ra at some of the events.  Prior to that the only forum I was ever involved in was a domestic abuse forum back in the days of AOL and dial-up.

I remember the AOL dial-up, also! My very first modem was a 300-baud back in 1980 -- one could literally watch the characters write themselves across the monitor!

And, on sadder news, the Republicans picked-up another House seat; twenty left to call. They need six to take the House.

Katie Hobbs wins in Arizona !!!! 

Kari Lake Gets The Shaft !!!

Let the MAGA Tears Flow!!!

LLLOOOSSSEEERRR!!!!

The GOP will take the House. Perhaps this will be a good thing, as a bill to codify Roe v. Wade will almost certainly be introduced, and so will begin the ding-dong pass & repeal for the next decade or so at least until the synthesis espoused in Roe will, once again, become the established paradigm.