-
Sarah
- Female
- Alexandria
- Egypt
- Blog Posts
- Discussions (4)
- Events
- Groups (6)
- Photos (4)
- Photo Albums (1)
- Videos
Sarah's Groups
Sarah's Discussions
Coming to terms with reality
Started this discussion. Last reply by archaeopteryx on Saturday. 54 Replies 5 Likes
A big hello to all the unbelievers :) I'm new to this site- so to start off, I'd like to share some thoughts and see whether there are any other people here who have had a similar experience to me-…Continue
Gifts Received
Sarah has not received any gifts yet
Sarah's Page
Latest Activity
archaeopteryx replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"Let me add one more dimension to those depressive things you think about - I am intelligent, and I am wise, and in my lifetime, I have learned a great deal. Add to that, that I hold in my brain, memories of my childhood, my parents, my relatives, my…"
Tom Sarbeck replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"Daniel, do you know the term "god of the gap"?
Xians use it. They see a gap in knowledge of evolution and put their god there.
You're putting luck in the gaps.
With this exception, your remark about silicon suggests that you have seen…"
Tom Sarbeck replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"Daniel, your existence is a result of chance; it's short and brutal, and you feel lucky about the outcome?
Existence and non-existence are ultimately impossible to compare, but you insist on comparing them.
Sound and fury, signifying what?
"
Nathan Abbott replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"Sarah,
Well articulated & impassioned thoughts on pointlessness. Honest, too. Nice work. Here are a few personal conclusions of my own, in no meaningful order...
If everything is relative, would anything exist without it's opposite? Would…"
Unseen replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"I'm not sure that I can agree that the sentiment "I am lucky to exist as compared to something that does not exist" has no meaning.
Of course it doesn't mean anything. A comparison requires the examination of two…"
Daniel Rockwell replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"I'm not sure that I can agree that the sentiment "I am lucky to exist as compared to something that does not exist" has no meaning.
I can grant you that something that does not exist can't actually be compared to anything,…"
Unseen replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"As Wittgenstein built his later philosophy on, a lot of philosophical issues are built on thinking that grammar somehow corresponds with reality. when you say Obviously subjective, but I'd say that existence is better than non-existence…"
Daniel Rockwell replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"I'll concede that this is perhaps a argument of semantics. "Chance" is probably the better word, and "lucky" is simply how I feel about the outcome.
Yes, our existence is short and brutal, but I'm glad to have it…"
Unseen replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"Yes, the abiogenesis process works. The luck is in that this little ball happened to contain the necessary elements (whatever they may have been; and methane is likely, since oxygen was originally toxic to early Life) in the necessary ratios,…"
Daniel Rockwell replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'""Put a few chemicals in water, add electricity, and let some time pass. Some research suggests that methane, not oxygen, made the resulting amino acids possible. Not lucky; inevitable."
Yes, the abiogenesis process works. The luck is…"
Sarah replied to Mercedes's discussion 'Why do atheists ask for so much proof to believe in God?'"The answer to your question, Mercedes, was best articulated by Carl Sagan. Quite simply, "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence".
The only point I would add, myself, is that atheists do not actually require 'so…"
Tom Sarbeck replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"Unseen, I agree that billions if not trillions of other individuals might have come into existence. Evolution has no concern for the environment.
Give some of your capable attention to so-called false dichotomies. The discussion here suggests that…"
Tom Sarbeck replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"Daniel Rambling can open doors to interesting places. It can also let doors to painful places remain closed.
Put a few chemicals in water, add electricity, and let some time pass. Some research suggests that methane, not oxygen, made the resulting…"
Wesley replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"Thanks Strega!. I always enjoy reading your posts.
"
Daniel Rockwell replied to Sarah's discussion 'Coming to terms with reality'"I don't think we disagree here.
My point is that the luck is in the fact that all of the circumstances lined up against incredible odds, without the help of a higher power. Without magic.
I'm not attributing these amazing…"
Profile Information
- Your Religious Status
- Atheist
- About Me:
- Just your average raging atheist really. Trying to stay as sane as possible in a crazy world.
- Age
- 25-30
- Why are you here?
- I study Arabic at the University of London and will be spending the next year in Alexandria, Egypt as part of my course. I'd love to meet some free thinking Egyptian atheists, to get to know and maybe hang out while I'm over there.
- The religion you left
- Christian
- Why you left your religion.
- Quite simply, religion is nonsensical in every way- whether measured scientifically or within its own twisted logic... because it oppresses people, because it is holding back the progress of mankind, because it teaches us to dumb ourselves down, because it teaches that sexism, racism, homophobia and violence can be justified, because I read the Bible for what it is, and because I found Dawkins.
- Think Atheist Travel Network Couch Availability - Are you able to host anyone now?
- Maybe
- Skype username:
- catsdreams
Sarah's Photos
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 3:44pm on May 7, 2013,
Mohamed Zaki said… Good luck with arabic and welcome to TA and EA
- At 3:24pm on May 7, 2013,
Rma said… Aside from night/gaming/sport clubs, boat rides, swimming, fishing, some other activities, that's pretty much it for me. There hasn't been a regular atheist/skeptic meetup that I know of in Alex, but there have been a few people here and other groups on FB that are interested in such a meetup. Yes, there's more activity in Cairo regarding atheist/skeptic/cool people meetups.
- At 3:08pm on May 7, 2013,
Hope said… Hello Sarah..Glad to be friends :)
- At 12:36pm on May 5, 2013, Rma said…
Oh, are you looking forward to become an ambassador or a spook with a diplomatic cover? Sounds exciting! :~)
For me let's just say a mixture of Cyber Intelligence, Security Architecture, and a lot of weird codes on a screen.. or something like that, they don't yet have a short name for what I do I guess. Nothing exciting, but it has its perks.
- At 10:38am on May 5, 2013, Rma said…
You come off pretty smart, I'm sure you will manage just fine. And no, not wishful thinking, Alex always been resistant to fundamentalism. Interesting that you are taking Arabic, doing MENA studies or general linguistics?
- At 6:25am on May 5, 2013, Rma said…
Hi Sarah; Pretty good, hope the same for you. Funny time to pay Egypt a visit don't you think?
What's new today
Forum
I have a question...
Started by Belle Rose in Welcome to Think Atheist. Last reply by Simon Paynton 4 minutes ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Blog Posts
SO A CHRISTIAN DOESN’T TOLERATE MY VIEWS…WHY BE SO ANNOYED?
Posted by Eljay on May 19, 2013 at 12:36pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Events
Services we love
Check out our new mobile/tablet version of Think Atheist! www.ThinkAtheist.com/m
© 2013 Created by Morgan Matthew.
