Hello, new to the forums here so I thought I would do a little introduction. I was raised in a fairly christian household, my mom and dad took me and my sisters to church. When I was a kid I was in awanes, or whatever the hell its called, and went to Sunday school with the memory verse ready every Sunday. Eventually as I grew up I started to question things and developed an enjoyment of science. Through out high school I only went to church when I was forced to never really enjoyed it, and found it to be kind of stupid. I joined the marines and "found religion" again going through training. However after a lot of unanswered prayers and being told that it was "gods will" I questioned again and spent pretty much an entire deployment researching Christianity, religion, and science. I found that I had my ideas clouded by religious delusion and eventually decided that the answer "I don't know" is better than choosing an answer based on ancient beliefs and dogma. I kept looking into atheism and agnosticism and found that I depend on experts in areas such as medical or a mechanic that I should look to experts that spend their lives work dedicated to searching for the truths of the universe to find anwsers. So I became an atheist as I found that not only do I have to accept the experts word on things and that they have evidence that would more than hold up in a court of law and religion did not. So that's my story and honestly i'm happier now for it.
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Thinking leads to questioning leads to freedom. Enjoy.
So how, exactly, does God know that She's NOT a brain in a vat?
Welcome!
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence." — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
Howdy, Lance.
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April 5, 2015 at 3:55 pm
(This post was last modified: April 5, 2015 at 3:56 pm by robvalue.)
Heya, welcome!
Thanks for telling us your story. It sounds like you've been on quite the journey. Well done for making it out the end into the real world  You're right, religion thrives on people's discomfort at saying "I don't know". Feel free to send me a private message.
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April 5, 2015 at 4:34 pm
(This post was last modified: April 5, 2015 at 4:37 pm by SteelCurtain.)
 Awana! Wow, I totally remember that. It was like super Christian Boy Scouts where you earned little badges and jewels for memorizing Bible verses. Creepy stuff... ![[Image: 1065515.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.projectinspired.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F1065515.jpg)
"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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April 5, 2015 at 5:32 pm
(This post was last modified: April 5, 2015 at 5:40 pm by AFTT47.)
Hey Lance, they're four US serviceman stranded on an island, one from each of the military services. They are out of provisions and are getting desperate. They wake one morning to the sound of helicopter blades. Groggily, they look into the distance and see the approaching craft. They are elated and jump to their feet.
The Army soldier exclaims, It's a chopper! The sailor exclaims, It's a helicopter! The airman exclaims, It's a rotary powered aircraft! The marine exclaims, Aaagghhhrrrr! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Welcome to the forum from a former airman!
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein 
It's all good AFFT47, inter service humor is always funny. Though I don't have much love for the marines so the jokes don't bother me to much
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