with Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins speaking in San Diego, Ca. on Wednesday...Anyone going? I am happy to announce I am...
I'm also going to the American Atheist convention in Utah later this month...
never done anything like this...seems like it will be a fun experience...
will let...
sorry Dawkins doesn't fib. he is very interested in the truth.
remember he relies on objective evidence to determine what truth is...and it can be argued that christianity relies on feelings and wishful thinking.
just saying.
I have found in my atheism is to be more empathetic to other beings...
I don't kill bugs anymore. :rainbow1:
I find that my quest for truth is very very important to me, more important with every passing day. And with every passing day I understand less and less why people would rather...
as a woman, I'll tell you what my driving force is...
It's just as varied as men's...
sex, nurture, influence, power, sex, nurture, influence, power, sex, nurture, influence, power, sex, nurture, influence, power, sex, nurture, influence, power
where it stops no one will know...
:D
I understand that. It's a different world today, I'm old enough to see that.
I just wanted to put my experience out there being that I held this inside of me for most of my life...
Yes I am fanatical being that I was fanatically marginalized and demeaned by this ideology that is ever changing...
I hope to be open to it one day...I don't know
it's a strange idea for my husband and I , since I am the one who is bi sexual.
He isn't interested in other people, but alas I have never had the opportunity to explore all of me....regrettably
:sad:
I believe the idea that this country was founded on Christian principles is because of the abortion debate. That was what unified the various Christian sects that were opposed to the the pro choice argument. Then we saw an increase of the evangelical movement in the 80's and 90's, but now as...
Since I'm new to this forum, I would like to explain why I oppose religious belief.
I've been in the closet for a long long time. I know I am not the only person to have been in the closet. There are many many reasons why I was in the closet. The main one is because I grew up in an Christian...
anything really...
to clarify I responded to what you pointed out regarding fideism..that is a good point you made...rational thinking and statements of faith are mutually exclusive...to the fundamentalist...NOT that THAT was what you intended to say...sorry for the misunderstanding...i was...
according to you...perhaps
but in my eyes, that isn't something to be proud of...just watching you spin your wheels only confirms my notion that god is just a figment of your imagination...