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I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana
Started this discussion. Last reply by Atheist Exile Nov 12, 2011. 35 Replies 2 Likes
Hi I am newly discovering a name for what I believe or better yet not believe. I just wanted to know if anyone is having the same doubts as I. I just am at odds with knowing what the meaning of life…Continue
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Monica Salcedo (Monicks) left a comment for April"Welcome to Think Atheist, April! It is great to have you here.
Message me, or tweet me (@Monicks), or contact any of the Moderators with any suggestions or questions.
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Atheist Exile replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"The meaning of life?If death is the end of everything, then living is everything.That, to me, means depth of experience. You're not going to get much depth from religious dogma. But you can from your relationships and work and…"
Greg Gorey replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"April what types of resources are you looking for? A lot of the stuff people are recommending are books about why religion is bad, not if it is true or not.
I would recommend the following if you want a scholarly and well thought out opinion…"
Cara Coleen replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"I haven't read through any of the replies yet, so I may be repeating some things.
Everyone seems to want to know the meaning of life, and are discouraged if they find it doesn't have a specific purpose built in. But why?
My feeling is that…"
Ralph Oswald replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"April and anyone else from Louisiana are welcome to join us here:
National Atheist Party of Louisiana.
For others, not from LA, come join the fun here:
National Atheist Party
There are also Meetup groups all around if you want to hook up with people…"
Ron V replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"Welcome to the site.
Meaning of life - I guess it's what you make of it.
For me, and I would imagine most, if not all of those here, it is much better without a religion and a god to complicate it (and make it more painful than it really…"
Simon Paynton replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"I agree with Nate - the "selfish gene" theories of Richard Dawkins, and other science, have informed my view of what it means to be alive and of the meaning of life. I.e. there is no innate meaning of life apart from to reproduce,…"
Nate replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"Hello April. I live in MS and trust me I know how hard it is to be anything other than Xian down here. Of course the meaning of life will be different for everyone, but understanding where we come from and how life evolves and flourishes…"
Ralph Oswald replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"LotusGreek!
It had not hit me before that because the religious do not see this as the only life, they do not cherish life (any life), the way we (who do not have the imaginary safety net) do. Thank you, Sir!
Epiphany!"
Simon Paynton replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"Assuming it works, I have absolutely no idea how. I assume that you don't need God for it because you don't need God for the living world to exist."
Kenny Howse replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"Ok, so how does that work?"
Simon Paynton replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"The same way I can believe in Life Before Death. There's no need for God in either case. "
Kenny Howse replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"Hi Simon, You believe in "Life After Death"? Am I reading you right? Not sure how you can square that with an Atheist viewpoint!"
Simon Paynton replied to April's discussion 'I am new to all of this~ April from Louisiana'"Have you thought that you might be depressed? Apocalyptic fantasies are a common preoccupation of depressed people. "
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- Married mother to 1, stepmother to 2. I love things that aren't believed in! I love the occasional debate with my christian mother and how she fears for my soul. I just want answers, thats all!
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- I grew up a Christian, being forced as a teenager to go to church. No I am married to a catholic. Not sure what the meaning of life is. I just want some answers and hopefully this is where to start. I have a daughter that I want to teach good values too but I don't want to lie about a place that may not exist in this world.
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- Why you left your religion.
- I just simply do not believe in GOD or Jesus. I do believe in Hope and having Faith in the people around me. We are ultimatly responsible for our fates and waiting on a GOD to do something is not what I believe it. I do hope this is the first step into understanding!
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- At 1:04am on November 23, 2011,
Keath Vickery said… Hey, April. I just wanted to check in and make sure you were doing OK. Last I heard you were having some problems coping with your atheism and the ways in which your family would take it. Is everything all right? I certainly hope so. If you need some help you can always contact me here, OK?
Good luck, April
and Lump of Spaghetti bless!
- At 10:08pm on November 13, 2011, Monica Salcedo (Monicks) said…
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