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Those of us married to a religious spouse.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Amanda Mrakovich Dec 5, 2012. 19 Replies 0 Likes
Hi friends,I'm opening this topic up because I would like to hear from fellow atheists who have a religious spouse.I have found myself getting less and less tolerant of the need to have an imaginary…Continue
I have this burning TIME question...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Unseen Jun 6. 46 Replies 0 Likes
Hi again folks.I've had this TIME thing stuck in my head for years and I've no real idea how I should deal with it. So I thought I might find some sort of release for it now among people who would…Continue
What's your favourite question to ask a theist?
Started this discussion. Last reply by James Cox Dec 6, 2012. 519 Replies 4 Likes
As the title says..."what's your favourite question to ask a theist"?You may have many favourites...I would like to hear from you guys about yours.I have a personal favourite which I often use when…Continue
first time visit
Started Jul 15, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
first time to the site.I have only recently started to look to the internet about atheism.Finding all sorts of stuff I like.I found this site through a search for atheist symbols.Continue
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Matt Giwer replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"This has taken a very strange turn. Defending kidnapping the innocent and holding them for life. I thought this group was all straight with the US murdering a million Iraqi troops whose only crime was defending their country from foreign invasion.…"
Matt Giwer replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"Does that excuse the Japanese? The Koreans?
Besides it didn't quite work out as a variant of "all the gin joints in all the world."
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Matt Giwer replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"Well taken. To drive theologians crazy, sunrise and sunset come in reverse order. God's time runs backwards."
Matt Giwer replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"Which is also quite annoying as a distinction without a difference."
Matt Giwer replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"While I prefer metric for technical work I find it odd that the "rubbish" English system is largely binary."
Strega replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"The Romans did not recognise zero as a number."
Matt Giwer replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"Of all the calendars on all the earth we still don't have one with a year zero."
Matt Giwer replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"Consider the doctrinal conundrums to come.
When on the moon or Mars are local days or earth days to be used? And on Mercury there are no days.
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James Cox replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"The 'year' is not important.
I remember a conversation with Seventh Day Adventists years ago. Saturday, for them should be a sacred day, not Sunday! They were very adament about this point! But they did not know what to do with my…"
Strega replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"and featheringstonehaugh is 'fanshaw'. No, seriously!"
Kris Feenstra replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"I say Wedn'sday still, but not because I believe it is correct; I just like thinking of Odin when I say it.
There is a limit to persistence in writing versus pronunciation, naturally. Gloucester is 'Gloster', Lieutenant is…"
archaeopteryx replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"Holo - "library" is another of those --"
Unseen replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"But the "y" is substituted for the "r." Feb-roo-ary becomes Feb-yoo-ary. I'm one of the minority who actually pronounces the month strictly phonetically as it is spelled. I used to say Wed-nez-day but gave up after a while.…"
Unseen replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"There's only one "y" in February."
archaeopteryx replied to William Boyd's discussion 'I have this burning TIME question...'"Maybe that's because it's "February" --"
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- I am originally from Scotland UK. I now find myself in sunny Louisiana with my wife. It's been a long, long road to here and a road with many stories to tell.
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- At 11:36pm on September 10, 2012, archaeopteryx said…
William - I sent you a friend request, but didn't get a response, did I say something to upset you?
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- At 10:54am on July 15, 2012,
eugene said… You are welcome, William.
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