Greetings fellow freethinkers. I am so happy that I have finally found a "safe" place with which to share my beliefs and experiences. I fear that I have WAAAAYYY too much to say after 40 years of feeling like the world around me makes absolutely no sense. I have recently suffered a fall from an 8-foot step ladder and went through some bizarre occurances that, had I not been so grounded in the scientific method from as far back as I can remember I would have definitely chalked my experience up as a "born again" tale. On the other hand, because I am a science fanatic it has sent me on a journey to discover exactly what has happened in my brain. It is something that I have only seen in hollywood and, have retreated far back into myself because the "spiritual" people around me just would not understand. Skipping the physiological minutae, I came out of my experience with a desperate need to help people who could not help themselves. Unfortunately my family wants to commit me because I have been helping people with odd jobs they can't do (because I have the knowledge, the means, the tools, and most jobs only take a few minutes). I have been seeking strangers and have NO alterior motive and don't even ask for gas money. What has driven me to this site is the feeling that, If I was a Christian I would simply be doing the "lords work." Since I am an Atheist who just wants to help expecting nothing in return I have lost my marbles and am in need of serious psychiatric care. This was the final straw from someone who has known with 100 percent certainty that he was an atheist. No kidding, my earliest memory of "scratching my head" at people in church was at the age of 3. I don't know how or why, but it is a view that I have not deviated from in 39 years (I am 42). I am truly a "darwin fish out of water." I have never met a fellow atheist and have hundreds of feelings and stories that I need to get off of my chest. I am so glad to have found this outlet. I will apologize in advance for what will be endless hours of rambling, but like I said, the world around me is cuckoo.
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Current time: January 27, 2025, 4:02 am
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naturestubbs1
Newbie  Religious Views: passive atheist/freethinker/believe most religions are detrimental to society 
Ramble away!
Welcome 
Welcome.
We're always happy to encounter new atheists. DOn't worry about rambling, we all do it and it's better than remaining silent about the issues you've encountered. We have our local theists. Some good, some bad, some that should be caged. Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni: "You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"   Your thread title had me thinking this was another "Tiktaalik is really a fish" thread! What a pleasant surprise!
"There remain four irreducible objections to religious faith: that it wholly misrepresents the origins of man and the cosmos, that because of this original error it manages to combine the maximum servility with the maximum of solipsism, that it is both the result and the cause of dangerous sexual repression, and that it is ultimately grounded on wish-thinking." ~Christopher Hitchens, god is not Great
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Stubbs you remind me of a character from one of Asimov's Foundation novels, who puts up with an entire planet of people holding a silly superstition that if they raise their hands in a certain way then something bad will happen. You seem to just want to raise your hands to help people, and I admire that.
I'm curious about your experience, though, even if it seemed religious in some fashion. From 2009-2012 I had some of the most beautiful and vivid dreams ever, and since I'm atheist I was ashamed to admit to anyone that I did have some dreams that seemed to be taking advantage of the learned nightmare that is hell. The hell I experienced occasionally though was also beautiful in its own way and sometimes kinky. If you're willing, could you PM me about your experience?
I'll bray for you. Like a goat.
Welcome!
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
Good to have you aboard!
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
naturestubbs1
Newbie Religious Views: passive atheist/freethinker/believe most religions are detrimental to society
Thanks to all of you. I am pissed that it has taken me so long to seek out a forum like this. In reading all of your responses I have laughed and taken many "deep breaths." I can't wait to reply to each one of you because, as I said, I feel like I could talk for YEARS. Unfortunately I have two kids who are nationally ranked swimmers so I am constantly on the move. Thanks again for your warm welcome.
Damn, dude! You're 42 and have never met another atheist? I'd wager that you probably met a closet'd atheist :p
Anyway, you're sure to find some like-minded brahs around here. Welcome aboard!
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