(June 16, 2015 at 9:37 am)Aaran Wrote:(June 16, 2015 at 7:36 am)ignoramus Wrote: welcome Aaran... You sound like a cool dude.
When you said your grandfather and father drink, you also mentioned you read the god delusion which changed your life.
For some reason, I put 2 and 2 together and come to the conclusion that that is why they drink! They also came to this realisation as you have!
You have a cool but crazy family! hehe
Interestingly enough ignoramus, they are both atheists, the only two in my extended family except for myself. Its almost as if alcohol possesses hidden properties conducive to godlessness.
But the real reason for their drinking is a little more cliched - its the wives. My people's culture is an odd one, patriarchal in all respects, except in actual practice.
Welcome!
Alcohol does have special properties:
The Secret to a Long Life
If in the end, you found that god really existed...
I do, however, recommend keeping it in check, and never drink just before or while driving or operating dangerous machinery.
If you are still single, hopefully, you can avoid your father's and grandfather's fate by being careful about this marriage thing. For me, it was the best decision of my life, but for many, it is the worst decision of their lives. For the most part, it depends on you and who you marry, whether marriage will be good, bad, or indifferent.
And when I was a child, I thought about becoming a preacher myself, though I was a protestant Christian. But my doubts and final rejection of religion ended that thought.
I hope you enjoy your stay here.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
