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I'm new here
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I'm new here
Hello All

I’ve been reading this forum for several months now and have finally decided to join. I have been an atheist since I was about 15 years old (I’m now 51). I live in the “Bible Belt” (Florida) and I am surrounded by Christians of every sort – most of whom I find to be woefully ignorant of the religion to which they claim membership and most are hypocrites, at best. Anyway, I love a good debate with any theist, and I hope to be able to add some meaningful input to the forum from time to time.
"If there are gaps they are in our knowledge, not in things themselves." Chapman Cohen

"Shit-apples don't fall far from the shit-tree, Randy." Mr. Lahey
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#2
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meaningful input and good debate are almost always welcome here.. welcome to the forums and I look forward to some of your posts.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post

always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
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#3
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Quote:I’ve been reading this forum for several months now and have finally decided to join.


Well, its about goddamn time!

Big Grin
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(May 29, 2010 at 12:07 am)Strongbad Wrote: Hello All

I’ve been reading this forum for several months now and have finally decided to join. I have been an atheist since I was about 15 years old (I’m now 51). I live in the “Bible Belt” (Florida) and I am surrounded by Christians of every sort – most of whom I find to be woefully ignorant of the religion to which they claim membership and most are hypocrites, at best. Anyway, I love a good debate with any theist, and I hope to be able to add some meaningful input to the forum from time to time.

I should say you were an atheist from conception until you became a believer in gods... and also an atheist from the point of no longer believing in gods. Sleepy

As you've been reading for months... i should hope I don't have to tell you not to take me seriously Sleepy
(May 29, 2010 at 12:19 am)tackattack Wrote: meaningful input and good debate are almost always welcome here.. welcome to the forums and I look forward to some of your posts.

Hmmm... when are they (meaningful input and good debate) not? Or were you just supposing that the situation might arise where they are not? Tiger
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
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Some people here, on both sides of the theism debate, would prefer nothing more than to hold their own views and keep in minimal contact with people with opposing beliefs. I was also supposing the situation will could up.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post

always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
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True... I had not considered it that way Thinking

Oh, and I have completely forgotten my manners! Shock

Welcome, Strongbad! Are ye a sailor? Smile
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
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(May 29, 2010 at 5:27 am)Saerules Wrote: True... I had not considered it that way Thinking

Oh, and I have completely forgotten my manners! Shock

Welcome, Strongbad! Are ye a sailor? Smile

I think hes named after this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_Bad



You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.

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#8
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Minimalist Wrote:Well, its about goddamn time!

I always remember the old adage "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."

Saerules Wrote:I should say you were an atheist from conception until you became a believer in gods... and also an atheist from the point of no longer believing in gods.

I agree - I was born without any religious views, and only became a "believer" after being told what delusions to believe as a child. Fortunately, I grew out of that relatively quickly.

downbeatplumb - you are correct. My kids showed me the HR website several years ago and Strongbad is a character I liked.
"If there are gaps they are in our knowledge, not in things themselves." Chapman Cohen

"Shit-apples don't fall far from the shit-tree, Randy." Mr. Lahey
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(May 29, 2010 at 8:28 am)Strongbad Wrote:
Minimalist Wrote:Well, its about goddamn time!

I always remember the old adage "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."

Saerules Wrote:I should say you were an atheist from conception until you became a believer in gods... and also an atheist from the point of no longer believing in gods.

I agree - I was born without any religious views, and only became a "believer" after being told what delusions to believe as a child. Fortunately, I grew out of that relatively quickly.

downbeatplumb - you are correct. My kids showed me the HR website several years ago and Strongbad is a character I liked.

I'm right!!

What do I win?Big Grin



You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.

Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.




 








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Welcome, Strongbad! I think you'll find this place entertaining as well as informative... but if you've been reading for months, you already know that! In that case, I agree with Minimalist. It's about time!
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