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Newbie here!
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RE: Newbie here!
(September 22, 2010 at 1:15 pm)chatpilot Wrote: Welcome radames and enjoy the forums, don't be afraid to throw in your two cents whenever you can. Remember that discussion is healthy. On a side note you have not converted to atheism since there is really nothing to convert to, you have just given up believing in nonsense and have decided to set your mind free from religious oppression thought. Congratulations on your recent escape from the funny farm.

I suppose I've yet to be fully deprogrammed of thinking in terms of religiosity; 26 years is a pretty long time, all but 5 years of my life. I guess some would count it as ALL of my life. Tongue
Thank you all for the warm welcome! I look forward to getting to know you all very, very, very intimately. Wink lol
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RE: Newbie here!
(September 22, 2010 at 3:41 pm)radames Wrote:
(September 22, 2010 at 1:15 pm)chatpilot Wrote: Welcome radames and enjoy the forums, don't be afraid to throw in your two cents whenever you can. Remember that discussion is healthy. On a side note you have not converted to atheism since there is really nothing to convert to, you have just given up believing in nonsense and have decided to set your mind free from religious oppression thought. Congratulations on your recent escape from the funny farm.

I suppose I've yet to be fully deprogrammed of thinking in terms of religiosity; 26 years is a pretty long time, all but 5 years of my life. I guess some would count it as ALL of my life. Tongue
Thank you all for the warm welcome! I look forward to getting to know you all very, very, very intimately. Wink lol

It's good to see an atheist on an atheist forum. Welcome!

If you look around these forums, half of the people here are religulous.
That's a little too intimately for me.Tongue
Quote:"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. "
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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RE: Newbie here!
(September 22, 2010 at 4:20 pm)HeyItsZeus Wrote: That's a little too intimately for me.Tongue

Not for me. Wink
Eeyore Wrote:Thanks for noticing.
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#14
RE: Newbie here!
half.. not even close... maybe a fifth but I even doubt that (I'll have to research now).. we're just more vocal. Besides you guys would be bored without us. Tongue
"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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RE: Newbie here!
(September 22, 2010 at 4:39 pm)tackattack Wrote: half.. not even close... maybe a fifth but I even doubt that (I'll have to research now).. we're just more vocal. Besides you guys would be bored without us. Tongue

Maybe your right. Still you guys should GTFO



Just Joking by the way.
Quote:"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. "
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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(September 22, 2010 at 4:35 pm)chasm Wrote:
(September 22, 2010 at 4:20 pm)HeyItsZeus Wrote: That's a little too intimately for me.Tongue

Not for me. Wink

I like your style or,-chasm. Cool Shades I hope we all have fun here!Big Grin
I've spent a bit of time studying the bible but never even considered it could be BS. I know it was written for a particular audience for a particular reason but I think we don't yet know either of those facets of information.

For some reason, my common sense side said, "that's enough!!". I needed to reconcile these contradictions in my head before I went crazy. That's what helped me understand if I want truth then I need to steer clear of religion and take a closer look at a little thing called scientific evidence.
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Hey Zeus Big Grin perhaps you were joking but some of the best lies have a little truth in them and I'm sure Min wasn't joking with that kudos. I've always stated that if anyone I respected asked I'd leave without another word. Until that happens though I'd be happy to clear up your misconceptions and answer your questions. Angel
"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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