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Hello from Macon, GA.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bryan Feb 21, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Not too sure what to say, so I'll give the Campbell's condensed version as to how I came into atheism.My parents divorced when I was young and being that they both had different stances on religion…Continue
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Bryan replied to sway austin's discussion 'Hello from Macon, GA.'"Hey Sway, Have you been calling 4 years old on this site retards lately?"
sway austin replied to Unseen's discussion 'Things that piss you off (gripes and groans)'"People that have really strong opinions on subjects they clearly know nothing about. That one has always irked me.
Parents that attempt living vicariously through their children not allowing their kids to become their own person.
All sorts of…"
sway austin replied to Morgan Matthew's discussion '2nd amendment, right to bear arms. thoughts?'"Or they can just buy them illegally. I mean...it's not hard. Again, I use drugs as an example. Most people don't purchase pot legally, Guns are super easy to get. And like drugs, they can be as cheap or as expensive as one wants them to be."
sway austin replied to Morgan Matthew's discussion '2nd amendment, right to bear arms. thoughts?'"How many people do you know, personally, have died from being shot? How many people do you know have been shot at, period? War doesn't count.
Guns and god are two totally different things. I'm not telling anyone to accept something as…"
sway austin replied to Morgan Matthew's discussion '2nd amendment, right to bear arms. thoughts?'"Assuming most guns are exceptionally valuable.
I'm willing to bet most Americans with guns have TV's that cost more.
I don't see someone breaking into a house with the intention of stealing a gun as being all that common.
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sway austin replied to Morgan Matthew's discussion '2nd amendment, right to bear arms. thoughts?'""...one more firearm in the hands of a criminal". Well, to this I say there are far more decent people with guns than criminals, and for this reason I feel safe.
Guns are cheap and easy to obtain...legal or illegal. This issue has always…"
sway austin replied to Morgan Matthew's discussion '2nd amendment, right to bear arms. thoughts?'"Just because most people have no interest in breaking into houses doesn't mean it's uncommon. Of course, some places are worse than others...but still. Having a gun around hurts absolutely nothing.
Again...guns are not responsible for…"
sway austin replied to Morgan Matthew's discussion '2nd amendment, right to bear arms. thoughts?'"Is a source actually necessary to believe that? I wonder how many times a year criminals keep themselves in check SIMPLY because the officer confronting them has a gun...."
sway austin commented on Kenny Howse's blog post 'Can the US Army embrace atheists?'"Maybe not "embrace"...hopefully it will eventually "tolerate", however. I think they tend to be under the understanding that believing in a higher power means one will not be quite as alarmed by the threat of death that comes…"
sway austin replied to Morgan Matthew's discussion '2nd amendment, right to bear arms. thoughts?'"This.
One time purchase, plus they can be relatively cheap. I agree that the likelihood of ever needing one is slim, but I'd prefer having one just in case.
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sway austin replied to dragotron's discussion 'I'm not religious, I'm spiritual'"I hear it all the time. I do find it somewhat annoying but only because it doesn't really mean anything."
sway austin replied to Arcus's discussion 'How much to buy your vote?'"I'm an anarchist. I don't vote and no one is buying my vote, either."
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I'm Sway. My favorite color is seafoam green, favorite color combination is purple and silver. I enjoy music (everything from off kilter weirdo punk rock to jazz) and heavy conversation. Beer can be nice. Neurotic for sure, necrotic no way. Mixed medium everything. Yeah.
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- At 11:23pm on January 10, 2012,
Kir Komrik said… Hey Sway,
Thanks for the invite - kk
- At 12:27pm on January 2, 2012,
Robert Karp said… Welcome to the Think Atheist community Sway!
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