(June 24, 2016 at 10:11 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:(June 24, 2016 at 8:16 pm)Hitchslap Wrote: Well... Where do I start? I am originally from Iraq I was born 2 days after the first gulf war started (lasted 8 years)...So there goes my childhood. At 11 we had the second gulf war and the embargo (lasted 13 years) so there goes my teenager years and early adulthood...At that point I started questioning why would any god be this cruel for no reason? at 20 I had enough, but I could not come out for obvious reasons. At 23 we have the last war which ended The dictatorship. Right after that violence erupted and I had to leave the country. in 2008 I got a chance to come to the US. I took it and here I am.
I hope I do not depress you guys with this story, but this is what happen in summary. Putting science aside, I could not see how a god can exist and do or allow such horrible things to happen. Even if he/she existed and did not care, he/she would be one huge asshole. That is why I am an atheist.
Thanks. Glad you're out and here! Need to extend an apology for the US part in that fucked up time. It was not necessary.
No worries, Everything I went through made me the person that I am today. Plus I am an American now so its all good.
