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RE: A little bit about me
May 6, 2015 at 12:41 pm
Welcome to the forum!
As mentioned by FNM, feel free to start a thread in the Convert's Corner or anywhere else so that we can ask you questions and get to know you better. This is primarily for the initial introduction and greetings.
Hope you enjoy your stay!
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A little bit about me
May 6, 2015 at 12:46 pm
Welcome to the forum. Minimalist will promptly set you straight on your political views so stand by for that. Check out the damned Republicunt thread for clarity.
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RE: A little bit about me
May 6, 2015 at 12:51 pm
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Hello and welcome!
But what can an Aristotelian prime mover possibly be good for, and even if you do believe in one, what keeps you from being an atheist at the same time?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
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RE: A little bit about me
May 6, 2015 at 1:08 pm
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I think we discussed this before, and it turned out to be Megatron. Bit of a disappointment.
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RE: A little bit about me
May 6, 2015 at 4:36 pm
Welcome, from somebody who isn't a bleeding heart liberal like it seemed likeone of your posts implied.
*goes and looks up "Aristotelian prime mover" on wikipedia*
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan
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RE: A little bit about me
May 6, 2015 at 5:48 pm
(May 6, 2015 at 10:21 am)reasonablerob Wrote: Greetings and salutations
I am a former member of friendly atheist forums, which closed a while back so if you were on that forum you may remember me, if so hello again. I know that I recognise xpastor from there. I went to a Christian school in the UK, stopped believing in God when I was around 11 or 12 (I don't remember exactly when), got massively into anti-theism when I was a teenager which got me into Philosophy. I'm now about to finish my BA in Philosophy and am no longer an atheist, but accept instead the Aristotelian Prime mover argument for... well an Aristotelian prime mover. Not theistic at all, don't believe in a personal God at all, just believe that the first cause argument makes sense as well as making the rest of philosophy a whole lot easier. Politically I'm a libertarian conservative, very broadly in line with the Republican party (if they actually believed what they claimed to and weren't corrupt) except for their views on religion and Christianity, although some of their points of view that stem from Christian dogma, I accept for separate reasons (such as opposition to abortion). Also I'm no longer an anti-theist, although I do have sympathy for some anti-theist arguments and viewpoints (usually the ones that coincide with libertarianism).
Look forward to seeing you on the boards, if you have any questions about me, feel free to ask away either here or as a PM. I will do my utmost to be respectful if/when/where we disagree if you try to do the same.
Welcome!
I've never met anyone who wasn't theist and did believe in a prime mover. How interesting. You really should start a thread. I don't see anything against a prime mover except that either it would have to have a cause or have always existed. You see, I can't figure out why an an always existing prime mover is more likely than an infinite regress, as both possibilities appear impossible. Not that I have any other possibilities to suggest.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
I'm an irrational psycho murderer Rob 
