(May 9, 2011 at 2:34 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Welcome DJ.
Congratulations on your escape!
Escape is a good way to describe my journey.
Also, thanks to everyone for the welcome! Much appreciated!
I describe my religious beliefs as being "somewhere between agnostic and atheist". What I mean by that is this. I am a scientist and because of that, I have learned to look at all of the available evidence and like any good scientist, then determine the most like conclusion based upon that evidence. As of now, the most likely conclusion it that god, all gods, are complete human fabrications. I feel that there is absolutely no evidence to support the existence of any god, so I am basically an atheist. That said, if evidence were to pop up that supports the existence of some god-like being, I would not be so rigid as to cling to my atheistic views and ignore that evidence. That's where the agnostic part of that description is derived from.
Anyhow, thanks again for the warm welcome!