Old atheist, new to forum

[Edwardo Piet]

Me too!!!

I'm very rich in friends though

[Bunburryist]

What a well thought out intro, sir. I salute you! To be honest it was your name that piqued my interest; it made me think of bunnies. Anti-climactic, I know, but I'm glad I read your intro

Welcome! What exactly is a non materialist? Is it someone whose poor and has nothing yet is happy with what they have? If so, so am I too, a non materialist! >_<

From The Importance of Being Earnest . . .

Algernon.  Literary criticism is not your forte, my dear fellow.  Don’t try it.  You should leave that to people who haven’t been at a University.  They do it so well in the daily papers.  What you really are is a Bunburyist.  I was quite right in saying you were a Bunburyist.  You are one of the most advanced Bunburyists I know.
Jack.  What on earth do you mean?
Algernon.  You have invented a very useful younger brother called Ernest, in order that you may be able to come up to town as often as you like.  I have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury, in order that I may be able to go down into the country whenever I choose.  Bunbury is perfectly invaluable.  If it wasn’t for Bunbury’s extraordinary bad health, for instance, I wouldn’t be able to dine with you at Willis’s to-night, for I have been really engaged to Aunt Augusta for more than a week.
Jack.  I haven’t asked you to dine with me anywhere to-night.
Algernon.  I know.  You are absurdly careless about sending out invitations.  It is very foolish of you.  Nothing annoys people so much as not receiving invitations.

[Simon Moon]

According to the 17 kinds of Atheists website, I am a Gnostic, Positive, Broad, Indifferent, Semi-open, Passive, Non-religious, atheist.  Fortunately, my immediate family holds similar views, so we have a religiously stress-free home!  If there is anything that separates me from most atheists it's that I am a non-materialist.  In some ways I've been an atheist all my life, in that, although I was brought up in a mildly Christian home, I never believed a lot of the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, and probably most of the miracles.  Probably my best memories of childhood religion was the cookies and Hawaiian Punch we had a summer Bible school, and to this day I still love many of the old hymns which are, I believe, beautiful songs.  There was a time in my late teens when I got involved with some born-again types, and I believed I believed, but looking back, I really don't know whether I "really" believed.  Of course, that didn't stop me from trying to "spread the word" - which makes me question whether anyone REALLY believes - a subject that I believe is pregnant with possible discussion and debate!  See you at Converts Corner!

Welcome to the forum!

Just one thing I feel I need to comment on.

You state that you are a "non-materialist". If you could, please clarify that a bit.

Not all atheists are "philosophical materialists", meaning that they do not claim to know, that the material is all that exists.

Most atheists I run across are "methodological materialists".

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Welcome! What exactly is a non materialist? Is it someone whose poor and has nothing yet is happy with what they have? If so, so am I too, a non materialist! >_<

That makes two of us!

[Losty]

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According to the 17 kinds of Atheists website, I am a Gnostic, Positive, Broad, Indifferent, Semi-open, Passive, Non-religious, atheist.  Fortunately, my immediate family holds similar views, so we have a religiously stress-free home!  If there is anything that separates me from most atheists it's that I am a non-materialist.  In some ways I've been an atheist all my life, in that, although I was brought up in a mildly Christian home, I never believed a lot of the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, and probably most of the miracles.  Probably my best memories of childhood religion was the cookies and Hawaiian Punch we had a summer Bible school, and to this day I still love many of the old hymns which are, I believe, beautiful songs.  There was a time in my late teens when I got involved with some born-again types, and I believed I believed, but looking back, I really don't know whether I "really" believed.  Of course, that didn't stop me from trying to "spread the word" - which makes me question whether anyone REALLY believes - a subject that I believe is pregnant with possible discussion and debate!  See you at Converts Corner!

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Is it wrong that I think dirty thoughts when I read your username?

[Edwardo Piet]

Whether it's wrong or not, as long as it feels so right