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Its About Time!

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Its About Time!
Peter44 Offline
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Its About Time!
August 13, 2010 at 7:08 am (This post was last modified: August 13, 2010 at 7:09 am by Peter44.)
Hello

Just joined and its about time ! I have never ever believed in a religious deity of any description. Even though my family background include those that nominally seemed to believe (Jews Christians (of various denominations) none of whom seemed really sold on the idea. My father being very openly anti religion of any sort.

I was just lucky.

Seems to me religious upbringing is a form of child abuse in that it changes lives without any real evidence to do so.

I was a marine engineer (RN) and spent 25 years sailing round the world noticing the differences. Seems to me the more religion the more trouble.

I have been a psychologist and educator for the last 20 years and am now semi retired.

As a psychologist I am convinced about evolution and sold on science.

I am married (my wife was a Buddhist but doesn't believe in it as a religion anymore). We have a 5 year old daughter.
I consider Buddhist philosophy to be very sensible (of course real buddhists are atheists too.)Wink Shades

Hope I can make some useful contribution.



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tackattack Offline
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RE: Its About Time!
August 13, 2010 at 7:18 am
Welcome and feel free to jump into a discussion.
"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

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mem Offline
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RE: Its About Time!
August 13, 2010 at 7:18 am
Hello and welcome!
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Darwinian Offline
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RE: Its About Time!
August 13, 2010 at 7:36 am
Welcome along and it's nice to have someone of a decent age here for a change. Keeping all these children under control can be pretty exhausting at times [Image: wink.gif]
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RE: Its About Time!
August 13, 2010 at 8:32 am
(August 13, 2010 at 7:36 am)Darwinian Wrote: Welcome along and it's nice to have someone of a decent age here for a change. Keeping all these children under control can be pretty exhausting at times [Image: wink.gif]

That's because you didn't bought us Icecreams! Big Grin


Anyways, welcome to the forums Peter, feel free to jump right in Wink
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Rhage Offline
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RE: Its About Time!
August 13, 2010 at 8:43 am
(August 13, 2010 at 7:36 am)Darwinian Wrote: Welcome along and it's nice to have someone of a decent age here for a change. Keeping all these children under control can be pretty exhausting at times [Image: wink.gif]


Well give us a decent allowance and we won't throw any more tantrums! Big Grin


Welcome Peter!
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RE: Its About Time!
August 13, 2010 at 9:06 am

Welcome Smile
"A man who keeps one eye on the past is blind in one eye. A man who ignores the past is blind in both."
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RE: Its About Time!
August 13, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Welcome person. Hope you have fun here.
Eeyore Wrote:Thanks for noticing.
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RE: Its About Time!
August 13, 2010 at 4:33 pm
did someone promise ice-cream? obviously not. I'll have to get my own now. Sad

So, welcome, sir and enjoy your stay.
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