Introduction
Posted on: June 5, 2008 - 4:05pm
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Introduction
Hello
Just came in to check out this site. I'm atheist.
FYI: Xaphan was an angel who supposedly rebelled and tried to get other 'renagade' angels to burn heaven. Before they could succeed, they were 'cast into the abyss'...so the story goes. IMO, such a being would be a true hero and a martyr of the first order.
I'll be taking my time reading up on some toics. If I have anything to offer, I will contribute as I feel is appropriate.
"Such evil deeds could religion prompt"...Lucretius 96-55BC
"Men never do evil so completely & cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction"...Blaise Pascale 1623-1662
Xaphan
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Welcome to the hizzle fo shizzle!
Thank you for your greeting. An acquaintance of mine (christian upbringing like myself turned atheist) mentioned this site (as interesting). I thought I would see what she's talking about.
Hope you don't mind if i peruse the forum. If I have anything of interest to me worth contributing, I may indulge myself.
"Such evil deeds could religion prompt"...Lucretius 96-55BC
"Men never do evil so completely & cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction"...Blaise Pascale 1623-1662
Xaphan
Welcome aboard, and don't worry about Mattshizzle, when he takes his meds he's almost harmless, almost.
Xaphan can be translated (morphemes Xa - ph - an) as defender - speak - crown, or the defender who speaks for the king.
"Very funny Scotty; now beam down our clothes."
VEGETARIAN: Ancient Hindu word for "lousy hunter"
If man was formed from dirt, why is there still dirt?
Jeffrick
Thank you for your welcome and greetings to you.
In what languge is your translation? If I would be considered a 'defender' it would be for the separation of church and state.
Perhaps, when I've read more of the posts here, I'll point out a few questionable federal budget allocations (pork).
"Such evil deeds could religion prompt"...Lucretius 96-55BC
"Men never do evil so completely & cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction"...Blaise Pascale 1623-1662
Xaphan
the morphemes Indo-european by way of ancient Greek Xander - defender, phon - speak , ephAN - crown.
"Very funny Scotty; now beam down our clothes."
VEGETARIAN: Ancient Hindu word for "lousy hunter"
If man was formed from dirt, why is there still dirt?
Welcome!
I think you will shortly be thanking your friend for recommending the site.Look around and don't hesitate to jump in any time.We're very receptive of the newbies..no one will bite yet.Have fun
Psalm 14:1 "the fool hath said in his heart there is a God"-From a 1763 misprinted edition of the bible
Argument from Sadism: Theist presents argument in a wall of text with no punctuation and wrong spelling. Atheist cannot read and is forced to concede.
Jeffrick
Thank you. That's pretty interesting. I appreciate your explanation.
Welcome!
Thank you and greetings. Not looking to get bit...yet.
i usually thank my friends even if their suggestions sometimes suck rocks. It's just the polite thing to do. Then later, maybe I tell them if their suggestion sucked, why. That way they don't feel offended (usually).
So far...so good. I'll keep exploring for the time being.
For some odd reason my signature isn't working. Obviously I did something 'wrong' and need to find out what.
How embarrassing to be so inept.
"Such evil deeds could religion prompt"...Lucretius 96-55BC
"Men never do evil so completely & cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction"...Blaise Pascale 1623-1662
Xaphan
If your post is less than 150 characters your signature will not be included..so you didn't break anything
Psalm 14:1 "the fool hath said in his heart there is a God"-From a 1763 misprinted edition of the bible
Argument from Sadism: Theist presents argument in a wall of text with no punctuation and wrong spelling. Atheist cannot read and is forced to concede.
Thank you also for your welcome and my greetings to you as well.
I hope I have the signature feature figured out. If not, oh well
it could be worse.
"Such evil deeds could religion prompt"...Lucretius 96-55BC
"Men never do evil so completely & cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction"...Blaise Pascale 1623-1662
Xaphan
That's good news (wipes brow and smiles). It's a relief to know I am not as 'challenged' as I initially believed. Thank you for the information.
So much to learn and read...so little time.
"Such evil deeds could religion prompt"...Lucretius 96-55BC
"Men never do evil so completely & cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction"...Blaise Pascale 1623-1662
Xaphan
Welcome to the forums, Xaphan! If you have any questions don't hesitate to pm me or another mod.
I hope you like the place. I've found it rather unique. And the only atheist forum that I feel comfortable at.
"I am an atheist, thank God." -Oriana Fallaci
Welcome aboard. Let me introduce myself, my name is ____ and I'm really a defendant, full time.
I hope you enjoy your experience here. I certainly have. Don't be shy. I NEVER have.
“It is true that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. It is equally true that in the land of the blind, the two-eyed man is an enemy of the state, the people, and domestic tranquility… and necessarily so. Someone has to rearrange the furniture.”
Welcome! I hope and believe you'll have a good stay.
I don't know Loc, you can be kind of scary!!
Please come in, pull up a chair, sit on the floor, admissions free, pay at the door. Where have I heard that one before? Can anyone tell me who first said that.
Xaphan - Welcome to the forums! Have fun, don't hold back
BoonDocks:
I have seen references to that poem in several "lost poetry" archives. From what I can see it has been around since the 40's with several versions and no know author...
Slowly building a blog at ~
http://obsidianwords.wordpress.com/
Thank you. Your offer is kind. This site is interesting. I'll be a while reading some of these threads.
"Such evil deeds could religion prompt"...Lucretius 96-55BC
"Men never do evil so completely & cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction"...Blaise Pascale 1623-1662
Xaphan
You look too young (your pic?) to be a 'full time' defendant. Unless you are including some time spent at an academic pursuit I suspect.
Anyway, thank you for your welcome. I'll be 'in the stacks' here for a while.
"Such evil deeds could religion prompt"...Lucretius 96-55BC
"Men never do evil so completely & cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction"...Blaise Pascale 1623-1662
Xaphan
Thank you for your welcome. I'm still exploring. I'll see how that goes. Take it one step at a time.
"Such evil deeds could religion prompt"...Lucretius 96-55BC
"Men never do evil so completely & cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction"...Blaise Pascale 1623-1662
Xaphan
Almost exactly what I do, after pouring myself a hot cup of coffee; getting my ashtray and cigarettes; and closing the door.
I don't know the quote you are referring to, however. Sorry. Possibly the lyrics to a 60's song?
"Such evil deeds could religion prompt"...Lucretius 96-55BC
"Men never do evil so completely & cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction"...Blaise Pascale 1623-1662
Xaphan
Thank you for your welcome and warm greetings to you also. I'm quite the 'duck out of water'. I'll be reading. Perhaps posting something I find interesting.
"Such evil deeds could religion prompt"...Lucretius 96-55BC
"Men never do evil so completely & cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction"...Blaise Pascale 1623-1662
Xaphan
From a poem titled Ladies and Jellyspoons or also Ladies and Gentlespoons. I don't believe it's known who first said it nor who authored it.
Oh, Hi new person.
BigUniverse wrote,
"Well the things that happen less often are more likely to be the result of the supper natural. A thing like loosing my keys in the morning is not likely supper natural, but finding a thousand dollars or meeting a celebrity might be."