I misunderstood thinking you, Longhorn, were looking for a shorter nickname.
This was the first forums I ever posted at and I've always used the same user name here and at subsequent sites I've visited. This username of mine, whateverist, is meant to convey that I'll believe whatever there is the best reason to believe. Not wed to atheism, that's just where things stand. (So not the flippant, dismissive "whatever man" idea.)
My given first name is Mark and unlike so many of my peers growing up I never felt a need to choose my own name. There were almost always at least two Marks in any class growing up, but it isn't as popular now. My five younger siblings always began by calling me "Mokey". When I was teaching I was Mr. D. Happy to just be Mark again.
This was the first forums I ever posted at and I've always used the same user name here and at subsequent sites I've visited. This username of mine, whateverist, is meant to convey that I'll believe whatever there is the best reason to believe. Not wed to atheism, that's just where things stand. (So not the flippant, dismissive "whatever man" idea.)
My given first name is Mark and unlike so many of my peers growing up I never felt a need to choose my own name. There were almost always at least two Marks in any class growing up, but it isn't as popular now. My five younger siblings always began by calling me "Mokey". When I was teaching I was Mr. D. Happy to just be Mark again.
