A baby boomer Australian by birth (born 1947), 100% Irish Celt on both sides by ethnicity. A " cultural Irish Catholic", if that makes sense.
Have been retired for some years.I was a career public servant for over 30 years.Most of that with Social Security,which is VERY different from the American version.
Although I did a business diploma early on,my main interest is Social Anthropology,in which I have degree with a double major.That probably accounts for my at times pedantic approach to religion and belief systems.-and why I have no patience with the "religion is evil/stupid/ insane"" attitude of some atheists one finds on forums,applied generally or specifically.
My deconversion from devout Catholic to atheist took 20 years,and was difficult and often painful. I finally reached the point where I was simply unable to believe.It was not a matter of choice.
I've never been a militant atheist,although I was an unspeakable little prig as a teenage Catholic.Today I honestly don't care what others believe. I no longer have the arrogance to believe my world view is superior to any other. The certitude of my youth has been replaced with room for doubt in most of my basic life assumptions..
Have been retired for some years.I was a career public servant for over 30 years.Most of that with Social Security,which is VERY different from the American version.
Although I did a business diploma early on,my main interest is Social Anthropology,in which I have degree with a double major.That probably accounts for my at times pedantic approach to religion and belief systems.-and why I have no patience with the "religion is evil/stupid/ insane"" attitude of some atheists one finds on forums,applied generally or specifically.
My deconversion from devout Catholic to atheist took 20 years,and was difficult and often painful. I finally reached the point where I was simply unable to believe.It was not a matter of choice.
I've never been a militant atheist,although I was an unspeakable little prig as a teenage Catholic.Today I honestly don't care what others believe. I no longer have the arrogance to believe my world view is superior to any other. The certitude of my youth has been replaced with room for doubt in most of my basic life assumptions..
