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RE: Deconversion of a prospective priest
June 16, 2015 at 8:19 am
Welcome Aaran!
I am a recent addition to the atheistic ranks and have found the folks here to be quite helpful and informative. Plus they are good for at least a laugh a day!
You sound very interesting and I look forward to reading about your take on things.
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RE: Deconversion of a prospective priest
June 16, 2015 at 8:20 am
(June 16, 2015 at 7:03 am)Aaran Wrote: (June 16, 2015 at 6:34 am)Neimenovic Wrote: Hi Aaran! 
Welcomes! I'm at the end of God Is Not Great and The God Delusion is a next priority on the list
Thank you! I preferred the former myself. Dawkins is good, but Hitchens is a poet.
He sure is! I practically swallowed it whole, his style is so captivating. Since you say it was Dawkins that deconverted you, I have a good feeling about The God Delusion, it might be just what I need
(June 16, 2015 at 7:36 am)Iroscato Wrote: If you haven't already, I recommend Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan as your next port of call. It's quite an extraordinary book by an extraordinary man.
On my reading list right after The God Delusion
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RE: Deconversion of a prospective priest
June 16, 2015 at 9:09 am
Welcome Aaran! Glad you kicked that "awful sobriety" habit. 
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RE: Deconversion of a prospective priest
June 16, 2015 at 9:37 am
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(June 16, 2015 at 7:36 am)ignoramus Wrote: welcome Aaran... You sound like a cool dude.
When you said your grandfather and father drink, you also mentioned you read the god delusion which changed your life.
For some reason, I put 2 and 2 together and come to the conclusion that that is why they drink! They also came to this realisation as you have!
You have a cool but crazy family! hehe
Interestingly enough ignoramus, they are both atheists, the only two in my extended family except for myself. Its almost as if alcohol possesses hidden properties conducive to godlessness.
But the real reason for their drinking is a little more cliched - its the wives. My people's culture is an odd one, patriarchal in all respects, except in actual practice.
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RE: Deconversion of a prospective priest
June 16, 2015 at 1:06 pm
(June 16, 2015 at 9:37 am)Aaran Wrote: (June 16, 2015 at 7:36 am)ignoramus Wrote: welcome Aaran... You sound like a cool dude.
When you said your grandfather and father drink, you also mentioned you read the god delusion which changed your life.
For some reason, I put 2 and 2 together and come to the conclusion that that is why they drink! They also came to this realisation as you have!
You have a cool but crazy family! hehe
Interestingly enough ignoramus, they are both atheists, the only two in my extended family except for myself. Its almost as if alcohol possesses hidden properties conducive to godlessness.
But the real reason for their drinking is a little more cliched - its the wives. My people's culture is an odd one, patriarchal in all respects, except in actual practice.
Welcome!
Alcohol does have special properties:
The Secret to a Long Life
If in the end, you found that god really existed...
I do, however, recommend keeping it in check, and never drink just before or while driving or operating dangerous machinery.
If you are still single, hopefully, you can avoid your father's and grandfather's fate by being careful about this marriage thing. For me, it was the best decision of my life, but for many, it is the worst decision of their lives. For the most part, it depends on you and who you marry, whether marriage will be good, bad, or indifferent.
And when I was a child, I thought about becoming a preacher myself, though I was a protestant Christian. But my doubts and final rejection of religion ended that thought.
I hope you enjoy your stay here.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
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RE: Deconversion of a prospective priest
June 16, 2015 at 1:12 pm
Welcome.
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RE: Deconversion of a prospective priest
June 16, 2015 at 1:13 pm
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RE: Deconversion of a prospective priest
June 16, 2015 at 2:24 pm
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RE: Deconversion of a prospective priest
June 16, 2015 at 4:17 pm
Welcome Aaran.
Finally! Someone who can draw bearded men. Yes!
Maybe we'll see some good muhammad drawings in the future.
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RE: Deconversion of a prospective priest
June 16, 2015 at 4:46 pm
(June 16, 2015 at 7:03 am)Aaran Wrote: I appreciate your consideration for my health, lol. How do you drink, that you require both hands?
Depends on how many I already had.
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