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Daniel F
(Love Thy Neighbour/Love Thy Neighbour)
FUCK YOU!!!!! BURN IN HELL AND DIE!!!!!!
I don't know that I ever believed. I remember going to church as a child with my family. It was never a pleasant experience. My father was the catalyst for the family's church attendan ce. My mother was ...
... evil music, and the upbeat tempo could lead to dan cing -something they would not allow because they linked dan cing to idol worship. My father stopped going to church but my mother continued to take us; ...
... In a world of laws, science and democracy religion is becoming redundan t and should be consigned, along with war, to our more barbaric past. I was born and raised in the UK and currently work as a fundraiser ...
I don't believe in gods because their teachings conflict natural feelings. I was raised in a Christian 'Church of God' church. Speaking in tongues, dan cing and other mystical entertainment was a weekly ...
... in it? I was already obsessed with science, from Patrick Moore astronomy books to Dan Dare comics, and it all seemed far more amazing but also far more plausible than the idea of an invisible old man in ...
Never believed actively. Was raised in a liberal & relaxed protestant church in a university town. Of what I can remember by age ten existence of god no longer seemed like an interesting question given ...
... reinforced by the results of my investigations. If anything I have been left with an overwhelming abundan ce of evidence that suggest the god concept was created by man, mostly to fill in the gaps, the ...
... but came to the conclusion it would be necessary to get active. I started talking to friends, discussing with believers online and registered for the Brights movement as well as for the Giordan o Bruno ...
... and fantasy novels, and help organize local music and dan ce shows. My personal blog is http://tasteofpassion.livejournal.com/ and is set private, but I am always looking for more free-thinking friends- ...
... will take you farther from the objective truth, which means farther from the path of progress as well. Injecting god into the equation is where the real dan ger of religion becomes obvious. Instead ...
... and after I was baptized I had no choice but go to the Lutheran class, anyway. It was all dan dy when I was a kid, I even got confirmed. I mean, who does not like to read all the cute stories, like the ...
... but many others are essentially problematic and can be very dan gerous. Throwing rationality out the window in favor of ancient writings or subjective gut feelings can lead to some crushing injustices ...
... along with regular Sunday attendan ce at church. I suppose I should point to my parents as the source of this life-long addiction to rational thinking, as it was they who taught me how to think and explore ...
... am 51 and have seen, read, deduced nothing to change my point of view. In fact, todays world is more religious and therefor a more dan gerous place thanks to the bible thumpers with their hate, intolerance, ...
... and bad things happening and was surprised that life continued its course with the good and the bad, just as before. I constantly prayed for guidan ce and signs, but never got any (or any I would consider ...
... don't do what they're told... they are going to be punished for eternity? Does that make you feel hopeful? Not on your life. Hmm... reminds of Captain John Sheridan on Babylon 5, when he told the Vorlons ...
... on the mind of unbelief even for a second or two is fearsomely dan gerous. Or feels that way. But I knew that God and christianity were real, and would vindicate themselves against my doubts. Except, they ...
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John, 64
(Atheism in Real Life.../Atheism in Real Life...)
I have never in my life felt any need to invoke a god for spiritual reasons, relief from strife, protection against death, and certainly not for any form of "guidan ce". I am perfectly happy that there ...
... had revealed to them? I apologize for asking so many questions, but perhaps theists should consider first principles. Dogma of all kind is dan gerous. Whether it be Stalinism or Christianity. Forget ...
