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Atheists & Agnostics

salimbag

(173 posts)

1. On a personal level

Reply to LiberalAndProud (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2015, 12:12 PM

May 2015

I am an an atheist, but my parents were xtian. Their attempt at indoctrination failed miserably. My wife was a casual xtian when we married, she is now an atheist. I never tried to persuade her in any way, it was her own personal growth. I have three children, all adults now, and all atheist. My parents tried to indoctrinate them, but it was another failed effort. Looks like we are part of the modern movement toward free thought, and the rejection of superstition.

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Why the Future of Religion Is Bleak [View all] LiberalAndProud May 2015 OP

On a personal level salimbag May 2015 #1

My mom was raised Catholic, figured out it was complete b.s. when she was in college. Arugula Latte May 2015 #6

Can't happen soon enough.. mountain grammy May 2015 #2

I agree that Dennet is too optimistic. Binkie The Clown May 2015 #3

But, Bink, I think you ignore the power of the ChairmanAgnostic May 2015 #4

Bah! The Internet is a passing fad. Binkie The Clown May 2015 #5

That rock and roll jungle music won't last, either! Arugula Latte May 2015 #7

And doubleknit polyester bellbottoms are here to stay. Binkie The Clown May 2015 #8

I know, and you and I will both be deprived of telling the religious: Arugula Latte May 2015 #9

Wouldn't it be a kick if... Binkie The Clown May 2015 #10

Oh, man. That would be bizarre. And we'd be stuck with those people forever. Arugula Latte May 2015 #12

Without commenting on the future of the internet, LiberalAndProud May 2015 #11

I am a true believer... Binkie The Clown May 2015 #13

Interesting take. In my view, the internet will meet its demise LiberalAndProud May 2015 #15

I recall that the same week some weirdo named Addison? Edison? ChairmanAgnostic May 2015 #18

And every child will have a unicorn that farts butterflies. Binkie The Clown May 2015 #19

Looks like warp speed is here. ChairmanAgnostic May 2015 #21

Here's a whole book of that fun stuff... onager May 2015 #23

^This. deucemagnet May 2015 #14

Part of why I became an atheist in the early 1950's was: Public Libraries. Binkie The Clown May 2015 #17

"Hardly anybody today believes in the wrathful, Old Testament Jehovah, for instance" FiveGoodMen May 2015 #16

I think humans eill always find an organized dumbth olddots May 2015 #20

Well, and all the hate masquerading as "religious conscience" is old testament crap.... Novara May 2015 #22