After one of my Forum posts on another subject, a religious (Christian) member wrote to me and asked why I identify myself as atheist. His question certainly seemed sincere, so I wrote back with an answer. In time, though, I wondered if I could give a more complete answer. So I made this entry to my blog: http://www.truenudists.com/members/blogs/view.php?id=989. Please feel free to comment.
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- BI
Feb 1, 2010Thanks. Your story has many of the same sentiments that I'm guessing a lot of us share.
BTW - you did not give names, but I know who the question came from simply by the small quote you included. They have a limited vocabulary when describing their objections to evolution.
ReactReply - GEGerry-4Original PosterFeb 2, 2010
So they've picked other people's brains before mine! If it leads to greater understanding, that's fine. I'm sure we'll know soon enough whether it does.
ReactReply - BIFeb 2, 2010
I can't say that they have picked my brain, unless by that you mean they gave me a headache from reading their posts. More like ice-picked my brain.
Sorry - not in the most "Christian" of moods this AM.
ReactReply - SY
Sep 23, 2011[quote]After one of my Forum posts on another subject, a religious (Christian) member wrote to me and asked why I identify myself as atheist. His question certainly seemed sincere, so I wrote back with an answer. In time, though, I wondered if I could give a more complete answer. So I made this entry to my blog. Please feel free to comment.[/quote] I just reply I'm an ateist becaus I'm sane.ReactReply - 2S
Sep 1, 2014All of your comments on this subject make me feel a lot better. I have a lot of friends who are fully persuaded that if they miss church, and do not DONATE a good portions of their earnings to the church they will go straight to Hell. They often ask me what church I go to (of course theirs is the best) so I make up some answer. You better not tell them you are Atheist, agnostic, or naturist, or you will be promptly given a lecture on how you need to change your direction immediately . Of course there is the people that have been told the sky is falling for many many years and they still buy it. You know I was born and my parents was told when I was 6 y.o. I would not live to be 18 y.o because of a screwed up set of genetics I was born with. That part is correct, you know what I am 60 y.o. now and if my world ends tomorrow it is ok with me. None of us that I know of is getting any younger. Everyones world will end just as it has since the evolution of man and before. No big deal. Live happy simple lives and enjoy everyday, and be kind to your fellow man..ReactReply