The New Guy
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My name is Blaine and I'm out of Hazleton, Pa. I am a former follower of the Catholic faith, but until about 3 years ago and doing some of my own research, I finally let it go and I am now a proud atheist/activist/humanist. Let me say im glad i finally made the move to join the forums. Ever since I watched the debate between RRS and the undeniably correct Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort last year 
, I was completely dumbstruck by there claims. It definetly struck a nerve and definetly fueled a fire in me to also learn more about things such as evolution, science, rational thinking and so on, to be able to have the knowledge to be able to have a good argument against people of any religion. Sam Harris is also a highly influental character on me, when it comes to both speaking and writing. I have already finished The End of Faith, Letter To a Christian Nation and The God Delusion. Im finishing up some pages in both Christopher Hitchens "God is Not Great:Religion Poisons Everything" and Daniel Dennett's "Breaking The Spell."
I'm looking forward to learning alot from this site and on the forums.
-Blaine
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Welcome
What, you weren't convinced by the crockoduck either?
Welcome.
Our revels now are ended. These our actors, | As I foretold you, were all spirits, and | Are melted into air, into thin air; | And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, | The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, | The solemn temples, the great globe itself, - Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, | And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, | Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff | As dreams are made on, and our little life | Is rounded with a sleep. - Shakespeare
Welcome. I'm also an ex-Catholic. Enjoy the forums.
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"I guess it's time to ask if you live under high voltage power transmission lines which have been shown to cause stimulation of the fantasy centers of the brain due to electromagnetic waves?" - Me
"God is omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, - it says so right here on the label. If you have a mind capable of believing all three of these divine attributes simultaneously, I have a wonderful bargain for you. No checks please. Cash and in small bills." - Robert A Heinlein.
Welcome aboard man. I'm glad the the Comfort Cameron meeting got you looking in to all of this further. Congrats for coming out on the more logical end.
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Hey everyone, sorry it took me so long to answer back.
Thanks for the welcome
Howdy doo.
( ...ie, how we sometimes say "hello" where I'm from. )