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Rainbow 
New !!!
March 3, 2013 at 2:54 am
Hi everyone! I am new here. I have embraced the term atheist for a couple of years, but I have not really believed in a religion since childhood.
After being raised initially with Catholicism my family switched into the deep end nuttbaggy world of the new agers, supernatural, paranormal BS and it took me a very long time to shake that shit out of my system. I now mostly see it as exchanging one set of nonsense for another.

Embracing logic, science and reason feels damn good. I am fascinated by the psychology behind why people believe the things they do. Im happy to meet others that can relate!
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Aractus Away Donators
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RE: New !!!
March 3, 2013 at 2:56 am (This post was last modified: March 3, 2013 at 2:56 am by Aractus.)
Welcome
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK

The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK

"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
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RE: New !!!
March 3, 2013 at 2:58 am
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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RE: New !!!
March 3, 2013 at 3:21 am
Welcome
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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RE: New !!!
March 3, 2013 at 6:43 am
Welcome enjoy our forums.
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RE: New !!!
March 3, 2013 at 7:22 am
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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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RE: New !!!
March 4, 2013 at 4:20 am
* Violet will never really 'get' atheism as a culture.

But hey, welcome and stuff Smile
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: New !!!
March 4, 2013 at 5:26 am
Hi hi
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RE: New !!!
March 4, 2013 at 1:46 pm
To quote Obe Wan from the original Star Wars, "You will never find a more retched hive of scum and villainy". That or some really intelligent atheists.
Poetry by Brian37(poems by an atheist) Also on Facebook as BrianJames Rational Poet and Twitter Brianrrs37  I also have a new blog here at https://www.brianjamesrationalpoet.blog
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RE: New !!!
March 4, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Welcome!
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