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#1
Hello all.
September 6, 2015 at 6:40 pm
Hey everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself, my name is Mike. I'm not well studied in Atheism or any sort of religion at this point but have never been drawn to Godly concepts that magically absolve me of my bad deeds and devalue the only life I believe we are given; one here on Earth. I tend to see religion as a stepping stone in human development when we didn't understand basic psychology and local government was sparse. A multi-purpose woobie that set the law and helped early civilization deal with an early death and fear of the unknown. I'd rather see humanity address the problems we face in the here and now instead of deferring our human issues into the next life.

- Mike
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#2
RE: Hello all.
September 6, 2015 at 6:43 pm
Welcome Smile
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
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#3
RE: Hello all.
September 6, 2015 at 6:46 pm
Welcome from a land down under, Mike.

Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:

"You did WHAT?  With WHO?  WHERE???"
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#4
RE: Hello all.
September 6, 2015 at 6:48 pm
Welcome! Enjoy the ride.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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#5
RE: Hello all.
September 6, 2015 at 7:21 pm
Welcome matey.
Don't worry, none of this religious stuff makes sense to us either.
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.
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#6
RE: Hello all.
September 6, 2015 at 7:38 pm
(September 6, 2015 at 6:40 pm)kramazeek Wrote: I'm not well studied in Atheism

Good job there's nothing to study then eh?

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kramazeek Offline
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RE: Hello all.
September 6, 2015 at 9:04 pm (This post was last modified: September 6, 2015 at 9:09 pm by kramazeek.)
Thanks all for the welcome; I like this place already.
(September 6, 2015 at 7:38 pm)Napoléon Wrote:
(September 6, 2015 at 6:40 pm)kramazeek Wrote: I'm not well studied in Atheism

Good job there's nothing to study then eh?

Welcome

Thanks Napoleon, very pleased to meet you! What about the exploration of why people are drawn to religion so that one might avoid the pitfalls?
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Jenny A Offline
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RE: Hello all.
September 6, 2015 at 9:38 pm
Ah yes, there's a very simple answer to that question, but it's very hard to follow. Don't be raised by devote believers.
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.
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#9
RE: Hello all.
September 6, 2015 at 9:50 pm
Welcome Mike!

From another Mike!
"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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#10
RE: Hello all.
September 6, 2015 at 9:54 pm
Howdy from texas!

I like your opening statement!
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