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Picture yourself spending some time with congenial friends, sharing your lives and pictures from your cell phones." They're curious about that cool game, song, movie, camping trip, art show, or other event that fascinated you. You talk about all kinds of stuff, poetry, styles, personal achievements, relationships, and bad days. You can share your inner child, and laugh together. They sympathetically listen to your feelings about serious topics like politics or climate change, even when they don't agree.

Personal validation comes from paying attention to one another, giving more than you get. Everyone respects you and themselves, despite our amazing range of personal tastes and interests. They'll tell you they don't agree with an idea or behavior without implying you're a bad person or somehow deficient. It's an "I'm OK, You're OK" kind of fellowship, where nobody tries to make himself look better by picking on somebody else.

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A tribute to my father

Started by Brent Feeney. Last reply by Brent Feeney 7 hours ago. 13 Replies 1 Like

So, I guess most of you here know that my dad died back in January of complications of Parkinson's disease. There have been times that have been rough since then, but I'd think it's all part of the process, so to speak.Today was Remembrance Sunday…Continue

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Comment by alexa penzner on August 14, 2011 at 2:24pm: hi - i have met 2 atheists into the Earth the way i am. all religions celebrate holidays based way back on the turns of the earth: harvest, new moon, spring, sun return, mid-summer. . . i celebrate the earth. does anyone else feel this connection? being 'intellectual' and using reasoning is very important, but so is the emotional quality of life. please, don't respond if you just want to tell me this not so; i just want to talk to people who wonder about or feel this connection - thanks :]

Comment by Chris Dodds on August 14, 2011 at 10:50am: Hey, what's the point of bringing common sense to a debate if your opponent isn't?

Comment by Ian Mason on August 14, 2011 at 10:31am: Welcome, Susan. Isn't reality wonderful? Fairy stories are good entertainment but you wouldn't like to base your life on them.

They're fine answers, Chris. If people don't want to debate with common sense and logic, why not make fun of them?

Comment by Chris Dodds on August 14, 2011 at 9:31am: I feel I should help us fight the prejudice against atheists out there. Two of the most common questions I get asked as an atheist are "How can you deny that this world is the product of anything but intelligent design?" and "What do you yell out in bed?"

In the case of the former, I answer "I can deny that we're the byproduct of intelligent desgin because you're here." With the latter, I go "Ask your wife."

I know it makes me sound like a dick, but I really don't care.

Comment by Susan Pfuntner on August 12, 2011 at 2:56pm: Hi I'm Susan. My husband and I both turned 40 this year and decided it was time to grow up and stop believing in fairytales. :)

Comment by MolotovDerp on August 9, 2011 at 10:27pm: I was peer pressured here :P

Comment by Diego Veríssimo Lakatos on August 9, 2011 at 8:35pm: I made a mistake, the link for the "Rational Society" is www.sociedaderacionalista.org

Comment by Diego Veríssimo Lakatos on August 8, 2011 at 8:39pm: Hello, sorry for the spam, but it's for a good cause. Along with some friends I'm launching a website called "rational society"(www.sociedaderacional.org). The site is in Portuguese but you can translate the page to the language you wish, and send texts for publication.I invite everyone to visit us. thanks