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Dammed Visitor

Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 2 Local time: 3:03 PM Location: Ft. Collins, CO
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 8:23 am Post subject: New guy. Looking forward to learning more. |
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New guy. Looking forward to learning more.
D.
I'm 39 and live in F.C., Colorado with my wife Clare, daughter Lauren, dog Holly, and cat Stella (a male) " target="_blank">http://www.atheistforums.com/
Wink Growing up
I attended a non-denominational christian church and went to bible school. I was never baptized, just wanted to eat the cracker and drink the juice.
My mom taught me to not believe everything I heard and never forced the christian belief onto me, and I thank her for that.
Always believed that one day I would accept Jesus and prayed sometimes in the hope of a miracle, but as time passed and I started to use my brain for which it had evolved "thinking”. An intense interest in politics and world affairs started to appear after 9-11. Seeing how religion was becoming more involved in domestic and world policy I stated to take a hard look at my belief and how dangerous it was as more and more fundamentalist views were being presented.
Other issues that caused me pause was the hypocrisy of religious leaders, the gullibility of their flock, the President speaking to “gOd”, and people asking me to believe in a book of “truth” that in no way answers or explained any of my questions.
I am an atheist and a skeptic. I am here to hone my debate skills, but am open to new insights into all religions if they can be discussed in a civil manner. _________________ Convince me.
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Moloth Coin Operated Boy

Joined: 27 Aug 2003 Posts: 23071 Local time: 3:03 AM Location: Warner Robins, GA

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| Dammed wrote: | New guy. Looking forward to learning more.
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heya! you can make your own intro thread, too.. if you want. tell us about you! _________________ -=The Believer is Happy; the Skeptic is Wise=-
www.Moloth.com
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rickyroma Repressed hippy

Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 6516 Local time: 8:03 AM Location: England
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Welcome Dammed!
| Moloth wrote: | | you can make your own intro thread, too.. |
I went ahead and split the thread. _________________ Theists wank too. |
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infidelmike Pirate

Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 576 Local time: 3:03 AM Location: Houston, TX
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Welcome!  _________________ FreeThinkingTeens |
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louiswin2 Royal Citizen

Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 471 Local time: 3:03 AM
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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| infidelmike wrote: | Welcome!  |
Indeed! Welcome to AF! |
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Gerard Nemesis (archly so)

Joined: 18 Nov 2003 Posts: 3995 Local time: 8:03 AM Location: Groningen, the Netherlands

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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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Dammed!
Dammed?
Ah, must be another Dutchman.
Gerard _________________ The Historical Atlas of Europe
But as man exists in nature, I am not authorized to say that his formation, is above the power of nature.
Paul Henri Thiry Baron d' Holbach, (1723-1789)
Not collecting stamps is my hobby.
Gerard, (1962-*) |
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Nimitz Guest
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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FRESH MEAT!
Welcome Dammed. |
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Athevol Intern


Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 54 Local time: 3:03 AM Location: Tampa, FL
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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Well I'll be Dammed.
Welcome. _________________ "The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence."
Thomas H. Huxley
English biologist (1825 - 1895)
"The foundation of all morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibilities of knowledge."
Thomas H. Huxley
English biologist (1825 - 1895) |
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SvZurich Loki's Little Valkyrie

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Welcome Dammed!  _________________ Kimberly (HSBUH) aka
Baroness Sylvia von Zurich (the only Goldwater Conservative) endorses the Meadow Party's Bill and Opus for the 2012 Presidential election!
The Atheist Forums have new rules! |
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louiswin2 Royal Citizen

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| Athevol wrote: | Well I'll be Dammed.
Welcome. |
Dammed the luck! You beat me to that phrase!  |
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Uncertainty Forum Master


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neon Excelsior!

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Hello, Mr. Damned. I must say, I love your albums. "Alone Again Or" is one of my favorite songs.
--Oh, wait, that's not you?
Welcome anyway.  _________________ Born-again atheists
Practising troublemakers
"Go! put off holiness, / And put on intellect." --William Blake, 1757-1827 |
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Sal1981 Do you hear me now?

Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 2799 Local time: 8:03 AM Location: Behind the computer

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Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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You be Damned.
That grew old quick.
Hi.
| Damned wrote: | | just wanted to eat the cracker and drink the juice. |
Free food! _________________ "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool" --- Richard P. Feynman
"Why not just make your null hypothesis be that..." - Philosophos |
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