"Cheers, Glen. It's good to meet like-minded atheists in the Denver area."
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Glen Yoshida liked Unseen's discussion Batman Theater Slaughter: Would Gun Control Laws Have Prevented it?Glen Yoshida commented on Morgan Matthew's group 'Denver, Colo. Atheists'"I might be interested. I'll check it out."
Glen Yoshida replied to Scott A. Hunt's discussion 'James Randi in Boulder tomorrow, 12/07' in the group Denver, Colo. Atheists"Hi Scott, sorry bud I missed the email. Did you end up going?"
Christian Perez left a comment for Glen Yoshida"Thanks, looking forward to meet people w the same ideas! :) "
René Christian Kok left a comment for Glen Yoshida"Yeah, it's a weird name so i guess i just got to live with it. But i'm really really really not lying."
René Christian Kok left a comment for Glen Yoshida"Haha, if you talking about my name. i'm not joking around lol it's dead true. Thanks for welcoming me!"
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- Your Religious Status
- Atheist
- About Me:
- Colorado native, currently living in Denver, CO, Lindy Hopper, amateur photographer. On the weekends I'm often in the mountains 4wheeling in my 4Runner or learning to play my new to me ukulele.
- Age
- 36-40
- Why are you here?
- I like to be around intelligent people. It's a lot easier to meet a balanced, rational, and curious mind in a group of Atheists than a witch hunt. The thought of making friends with people that actually understand the merits of the scientific method is encouraging.
- Why you left your religion.
- My folks brought me to a Buddhist church until I was old enough to legally stay home alone (age 12). I never liked losing half of my non-school day to listen to the Reverend preach common sense. Looking back I'm glad it was Buddhism that I was raised in. There were no absolute rights or wrongs and the responsibility was still on the individual.
At near the same age I was at a sleepover at a buddy's house and as we stared up into the darkness he asked me "So you really don't believe there is a God?" When I told him that I really didn't, I could hear the disbelief in the silence. I asked him if he really believed there was a God. Same thing. I stared up for what seemed like slowed time wondering how he could believe such a thing. I think he was thinking the same thing. We were really close friends until he and his family moved away.
My first girlfriend was super Christian. Really a sweet girl but I think it was just too hard on her thinking that I was going to end up in eternal hellfire. I was alone in my car looking out over some fields and feeling really frustrated that religion was getting in the way of our relationship. I began to wonder why I didn't feel comfortable yelling at the top of my lungs daring God to strike me down with a bolt of lightning if he is real. It took me a while to realize that I didn't have doubts of his existence and would have felt equally ridiculous yelling the same thing out to the Easter Bunny. I got the feeling of being embarrassed mixed up with faith. Ain't that funny!?
I think one of the best things I learned in school was the concept of the scientific method. It can be applied to everything and is the best tool I know of to stay sane. I never had an epiphany leading me to be comfortable in saying that I'm Atheist. It was the countless repeatable and verifiable things that contradict the fables in the bible.
The fact religions can't seem to out prove each other, only out kill each other, is evidence enough for me that a lot of people are wrong. From a neutral point of view as an Atheist, no one is more likely to be right and all are just as likely to be wrong.
Despite feeling that it can be hard to be Atheist here in the states, and knowing lots of great people out there that have a strong relationship with Jesus or some other religion, I still would rather experience the greatness and gratitude that a finite time on earth allows. I choose to be a good person now because this is all I have. The logic in Pascal's wager could also be applied to treating everyone well while alive. There's no benefit in being a jerk whether there is an afterlife or not. If there is a God he gave me free choice and if he condemns me to hell for being a good person then he's a God I choose not to follow, for as a mere human, I can see the injustice in that. He of such powers and knowledge should be able to know the same basic thing that even a child can understand. That is, if he were real.
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Comment Wall (48 comments)
- At 11:46am on June 7, 2012,
Tim Tcsgrv said… Cheers, Glen. It's good to meet like-minded atheists in the Denver area.
- At 12:56am on January 18, 2012,
Danielle Webb said… No Problem :)
- At 4:03am on November 29, 2011, Christian Perez said…
Thanks, looking forward to meet people w the same ideas! :)
- At 5:03pm on November 28, 2011, René Christian Kok said…
Yeah, it's a weird name so i guess i just got to live with it. But i'm really really really not lying.
- At 4:25pm on November 28, 2011, René Christian Kok said…
Haha, if you talking about my name. i'm not joking around lol it's dead true.
Thanks for welcoming me!
- At 6:31pm on November 27, 2011,
Benjamin Miller said… Hey, thanks for the warm welcome, Glen!
- At 11:17pm on November 26, 2011,
Ryan Peterson said… Thank You!
- At 7:51pm on November 26, 2011,
Skepticlese said… - Thanks. I hope to keep contributing to the dialogue.
- At 12:29am on November 26, 2011,
Marc Hammond said… Right? Still can't fathom how anyone can read the bible and take it seriously. The cosmos is beautiful and amazing without the need to invoke a creator. I say the creationists underestimate the scope and grandeur of the cosmos.
- At 10:13pm on November 25, 2011,
Clay B. Weatherfield said… Perhaps not that wild. lol. I live in the desert in the west central part.
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Petition to get the government to investigate the Church of Scientology.
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 1:45pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
If you know even a snippet about Scientology you probably already know it's a scam centered on making money of off gullible people. This petition it to get the government to investigate the church.
Fact vs Religion's video about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkNIC4Shegw
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