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When JC Returns

Started Nov 17, 2013 0 Replies 0 Likes

A while back, lots of folks were speculating about what would Jesus do, buy, drive, think etc. It seems no one asked what would Jesus be. Here are some clues; they can be found in “Wealth” under “The…Continue

Tags: Republican-Party, accumulation-of-wealth, homosexuality, Socialist, Nazarenes

Intelligent? Design?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael Dec 16, 2013. 43 Replies 2 Likes

Intelligent Design (ID) is a concept proposed by some who are unable to accept evolution. They assume that (1) life, with its nearly infinite variety, is far too complicated to be the result of a…Continue

Tags: events, chance, environments, irreducible, complexity

Where Is God?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jimmy Nov 7, 2013. 62 Replies 2 Likes

If you google that question most of what you get are explanations of why God allows so much suffering and proofs of God’s existence. For locations you get only: “everywhere” or in a “different…Continue

Tags: willful, ignorance, reality, effect, placebo

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Your Religious Status: Atheist

About Me:: You can find me on:
www.itanjo.com
and gb-4.newsvine.com
and if you google "atheist axioms"

Age: 71-76

Why are you here?: I deplore & oppose magical & faith-based thinking that infects & enslaves so many minds and is the source of so many problems.

The religion you left: Judaism

Why you left your religion.: I had an epiphany at age 14:The realization that there is no god; then most of the things that I'd been doubtful or confused about began to make sense.

Think Atheist Travel Network Couch Availability - Are you able to host anyone now?: No

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Epiphany

Posted on September 21, 2011 at 11:30am 1 Comment 1 Like

I recall. Springtime 1946, probably a weekend or Easter vacation because it was mid-afternoon and I was alone in my room doing -- something. On the radio, a hellfire-and-damnation preacher bloviating about “stupid, evil heathens”. In those days programming was eclectic. News, popular music, comedy, talk, opera, baseball, preaching -- including diatribes like the one I was hearing, but not listening…

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