Hi everyone!
Although I already posted on some threads here I thought I should also introduce myself.
I live in Zurich and am currently working on a PhD in Physics/Biology.
Already as a child I disliked going to church, for which my parents are to be "blamed", I guess. Growing up in a rural region of southern Germany, almost anyone surrounding us was christian (mostly catholic). But my parents (although they claim to believe in some sort of "modern" god; I say they are atheists) are definitely people of reason.
When I approached the subject of religion some months ago, I came to the conclusion that I was an atheist all my live but not really admitting it to myself. It was a great feeling of relieve and a lot of things now make much more sense to me than they did before.
After "researching" a bit more on the topics religion, society and especially philosophy I now came to the conclusion that religion is not only bullshit but also a threat to any modern society. I agree with Christopher Hitchens in many points but I am not as pessimistic as he is - why is summarized pretty nice here:
youtube - The Internet: Where religions come to die.
I already enjoyed following the discussions in this forum and look forward to a lot more!
Although I already posted on some threads here I thought I should also introduce myself.
I live in Zurich and am currently working on a PhD in Physics/Biology.
Already as a child I disliked going to church, for which my parents are to be "blamed", I guess. Growing up in a rural region of southern Germany, almost anyone surrounding us was christian (mostly catholic). But my parents (although they claim to believe in some sort of "modern" god; I say they are atheists) are definitely people of reason.
When I approached the subject of religion some months ago, I came to the conclusion that I was an atheist all my live but not really admitting it to myself. It was a great feeling of relieve and a lot of things now make much more sense to me than they did before.
After "researching" a bit more on the topics religion, society and especially philosophy I now came to the conclusion that religion is not only bullshit but also a threat to any modern society. I agree with Christopher Hitchens in many points but I am not as pessimistic as he is - why is summarized pretty nice here:
youtube - The Internet: Where religions come to die.
I already enjoyed following the discussions in this forum and look forward to a lot more!
