(January 2, 2017 at 10:05 am)Brian37 Wrote:(January 2, 2017 at 9:43 am)mlmooney89 Wrote: I live in Texas so I literally don't know any other atheists in real life. I've caught shit from expressing my thoughts so now I don't bring it up at work and I avoid it if at all possible. Better to keep my job than speak my mind. My husband is Catholic as is his family so we stay off the topic of religion at home too. That's why I came here. Online is the only place I have to talk without offending anyone. The bible belt sucks but at least no one is physically hurting me like in other parts of the world.
If you want to meet other atheists in person, you can. google your nearest metro area with for example "Dallas/Fortworth atheists" or "Austin Atheists" and you'll find an atheist group. Austin is where the atheist internet podcast "Non Prophets" and "Atheist Experience" exist if I remember correctly.
I myself don't go to meetings in person because I don't like driving and the closest meetings are 45 mins time both south and north of me. I get enough interaction on the web and staying home saves money. But if I did live in a place with bus/sub I would.
I do recommend not sharing FB or twitter pages with co workers or fam, at least have a separate account with a non fam identifying handle and keep that separate so you don't have to worry about fam or getting fired.
Ah, you beat me to it! Yeah, the Atheist Community of Austin has lots of connections with other groups and the head of it, Matt Dillahunty, is a very popular advocate. Look up his Atheist Debates thing on youtube, good stuff. AronRa is from Texas too but I'm not sure whereabouts, but he's another of the Unholy Trinity along with Dillahunty and Seth Andrews. Try contacting them and see what you can find out, you may be closer to a group of atheists in your community than you think.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
