(July 31, 2013 at 8:57 pm)Minimalist Wrote:

Quote:We're plagued with them around here. Do you have any suggestions on how we might get rid of them?

Vice-President Biden recommends firing a shotgun in the air.

Ha! That would certainly be effective! Though I'd wager you would want to sit and chat for a bit, am I right?

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(July 31, 2013 at 6:55 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: Oh fuck.

Well, I am an ex-mormon turned Atheist. Welcome to the forums; I won't promise that I'll play nice. I think Min is doing a great job with you already...carry on boys.

Nice to meet you, BadWriterSparty! Is it okay if I ask what your reasons for leaving the Church were?

I think I understand why you're an Atheist now though. I think I would be too if I ever came to the conclusion that Mormonism was wrong...I mean, nothing else could possibly be right, as the LDS Church certainly shows how it's an all or nothing deal.

(July 31, 2013 at 10:50 pm)PeterPriesthood Wrote:

(July 31, 2013 at 8:57 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Vice-President Biden recommends firing a shotgun in the air.

Ha! That would certainly be effective! Though I'd wager you would want to sit and chat for a bit, am I right?

Obviously you don't know our Min very well yet.

(July 31, 2013 at 10:50 pm)PeterPriesthood Wrote: Nice to meet you, BadWriterSparty! Is it okay if I ask what your reasons for leaving the Church were?

I think I understand why you're an Atheist now though. I think I would be too if I ever came to the conclusion that Mormonism was wrong...I mean, nothing else could possibly be right, as the LDS Church certainly shows how it's an all or nothing deal.

I'd appreciate it if you didn't assume this kind of bullshit about me. You may seem like a nice guy on the surface, but your reason for being here is the same as all the other Xians who show up spouting their bullshit and assumptions.

The reason I'm an Atheist is because of doubt, not because it's either the Mormon Church or no Church at all. The Mormon Church was easily falsifiable, what with the Kinderhook plates, the Book of Abraham, and DNA testing of the American Inidans. Joseph Smith was a con artist through and through. No...the journey out of Mormonism was a long one, but realizing it was all bullshit was fairly simple. I'm an Atheist because I'm a skeptic, and I don't rely on something as foolhardy as faith. Faith is a bred killer, and it's the genocidal kind.

So nice to meet you too and all that.

(August 1, 2013 at 12:48 am)BadWriterSparty Wrote: So nice to meet you too and all that.

I think I'll just boil your response down to this one line and then just go from here with you. How about that?

(August 1, 2013 at 12:58 am)PeterPriesthood Wrote:

(August 1, 2013 at 12:48 am)BadWriterSparty Wrote: So nice to meet you too and all that.

I think I'll just boil your response down to this one line and then just go from here with you. How about that?

We'll see how it goes from here. I have my doubts, as I should.

Fair enough.

Back when I lived in Virginia the mormon guys would always come talk to me. Most of the times we wouldn't even talk about religion. But when the senior guy left, and the new guy showed up, the new senior guy would bring him by and we would just hang out and talk about random stuff for an hour or so. It was kind of amusing to me. They always brought the new guy by to meet me.

Since I moved to Texas I see those guys riding around on bicycles around my neighborhood. But they never seem to come into my cul-de-sac to come talk to me. Not once. Even though I've been watching those guys riding around here for 6 years.

Why you no come talk to me!

Welcome, Peter.

How silly of those youngsters! Hey, Rahul, I'll certainly talk to you. It doesn't even have to be about religion, if you want.