I'm new to thinking of myself as an atheist. Also, I'm terrible at introductions.
Offline This is my first post on the Internet as an atheist.
I grew up in a Presbyterian church and considered myself a Christian until about the age of sixteen or so. At some point though I started noticing all sorts of problems with the doctrine and started asking questions. I stopped going to church, but I kept going to Sunday school because the teachers would at least try to answer my questions and make allowances for my freethinking.
By the time I made it to college, I was done with Jesus, but wasn't willing to call myself an atheist. I had of course been taught that all atheists believe there are no gods. Although I didn't believe in any gods, I figured this just made me an agnostic. This past week I stumbled upon the more in depth definitions of weak/strong atheists and agnostics. I don't like to put too much stock in labels, but it has been refreshing to discover the difference between weak and strong atheists and to realize that I, too, am in fact an atheist.
I'm pretty terrible at frequently posting on forums, but I figured I could really use a place to converse with people of similar mindsets. We have some fairly liberal Christians in my town, and we have some Christians who don't go to church, but one way or another almost everyone here believes the Jesus story and it's hard to find people to talk to who won't try to bring me back to the flock when they find out I don't believe.
Whew, that's more of an introduction than I planned on writing.
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Hey Connery. Welcome to the forums. I hope you'll find good company here.
Welcome to the hizzle.
Bong Connery
, nice to meet ya , "me god as you", who laughs at religion gods ...
Welcome. Also, post as little or as much as you feel like. We all have our own lives to attend to and lots of us come and go on the forums.
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"Bong. James Bong."
Yes, I think your avatar is fun =^_^=
Welcome to the forums!
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I have not the slightest semblance of a life at present, and these forums are all I have, to sustain my selfdelusion that I actually have real friends. Don't take that away from me!
Well I was born an original sinner
I was spawned from original sin
And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done
There'd be a mountain of money piled up to my chin
Hey, Bong, welcome. This is a great group of folks here -- some are smart, some are funny, some are a combination, but all are good folks to hang out with. Even the ones with whom I disagree. Maybe especially them.
I hope this place helps you figure out who you are, and what you're about.
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Hey Bong,
There's quite a lot of formerly religious people here, who've been brought up in very religious families. I'm not one of them myself but I'm sure you'll find folks with similar backstories here. And the rest of us ain't so bad either!
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Well.... one things for sure.
With a face like that you're gonna be the hit of the party.
Welcome Mr. Connery !
The only "doctrine" to being a good atheist is knowing how to BBQ kittens. If you don't know how to do that, do not call yourself an atheist.
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I have to point out that this whole BBQ'in kittens punchline that is circulating on these boards is a very offensive thing...
I mean, cats are the devil's favorite animal! How on Earth are we supposed to convince Christians that we are terrible people if we are constantly saying that we are rightiously ridding the world of this deamonic animal in true Christian fashion. Remember, burning witches, warlocks (and diabolic cats) is Gods favorite way for us to destroy the devil's minions.
God doesn't like quick and painless: he prefers slow, painful roasting.
So to everyone, if Christians are really going to see us a the terrible devil-worshippers we are, I would suggest we stop saying that we bbq kittens, or at the very least, start saying that we mercifully euthanize kittens in our spare time, not barbeque them.
That way the christians can see that we are such terrible people that we don't want to make the diabolic animals suffer!
Well I was born an original sinner
I was spawned from original sin
And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done
There'd be a mountain of money piled up to my chin
niko niko niko.......it's the devils favorite animal to snack on, chrisitans always get it wrong don't u know that yet? I mean sure a few witches had them....and later ate them for a snack (you really can't have a meal out of a cat, to skinny in the end.
Agreed god does love painful slow deaths, however we are not god's minions and really the loud piercing noise of a cat roasting gets annoying quickly
I agree kill them and then BBQ them, with some montreal sauce or chimichurri sauce.
It is not my fault that you have been indoctrinated to the false atheists who whouldn't know their arses from a hole in the ground. Go be godless how you see fit, but don't think you know what BBQing kittens means!
I'll show you through naked assertion, naked assertion that will blow away any naked assertion by any believer, that BBQing kittens is the only "true" way to be an atheist!
"We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers."Obama
Check out my poetry here on Rational Responders Like my poetry thread on Facebook under Brian James Rational Poet, @Brianrrs37 on Twitter and my blog at www.brianjamesrationalpoet.blog
Nice to have you here. Feel free to start off slow - you can just BBQ cows to piss off Hindus 'til you get the hang of things.
"I am that I am." - Proof that the writers of the bible were beyond stoned.
Welcome to the forums. Like you I was brought up in a religious home and learned that I was taught myths as real when I was older. I'm sure you'll enjoy it here.
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"BBQ kittens" .... is understandably confusing satire, and even often counter productive, but whatever .... as there are lots of ways to skin a cat and religion bunk.
I went googling but didn't find much .... seems a rebelious statement and a play on morality. Can someone better explain ???
As far as meat goes we generally don't eat meat eating mammals. I eat cute little bunny rabbits. Umm, raise vegetarian kittens !!! Nay ....
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080619192128AAwUlTU
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