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Hello everyone!
March 9, 2012 at 11:14 am
Hello there atheist forums, I'm Valdyr. An efficient way to introduce myself would be to say that I'm everything the religious right despises; a leftist, an atheist, and gay.
On the more detailed front, I would consider myself an "old atheist" rather than a "new atheist," in that I am against scientism and am not a naturalist (at least the sort of naturalism espoused by most English-speaking thinkers). My academic specialty is philosophy, though I am also interested in political and social theory, sociology, economics, history, and physics.
Anyway, it's difficult to find good discussions on the internet, so I feel good having found this site, and I hope to enjoy my time here.
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RE: Hello everyone!
March 9, 2012 at 11:21 am
(This post was last modified: March 9, 2012 at 11:22 am by NoMoreFaith.)
Nice to meet you.
With a focus on philosophy instead of science will be very interesting. I've recently rediscovered a love for philosophy, so I particularly look forward to your take on things.
I joined for the same reason you did, and quite recently. I was struggling to find discussions which avoided mindless headbutting of assertions, and a community that can discuss topics without mindlessly taking offence because someone disagrees with you.
Look forward to your comments.
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RE: Hello everyone!
March 9, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Welcome
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
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RE: Hello everyone!
March 9, 2012 at 1:52 pm
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
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