Glen, I can relate to your plight. A lot of us West Indian people are totally zonked out on religion and DOGma. We refuse to admit to ourselves that we have been seriously duped, and will defend our ass backward position to the last breath.
Hello Glen, and welcome to this friendly meeting place with its atheist freethinkers who recognise that fictional gods and pervasive religions continue to deceive and control vulnerable superstitious people including defenceless children;
and how tragic and inexcusable it is that women and minorities have been oppressed these last two thousand years and longer.
Thank you for the book idea! I recently bought that and Letters from the Earth by him. I started Letters from the Earth first, it's very interesting so far. Can't wait to start on Mysterious Stranger next!
Hi Glen, I just read a book by a man with the name Rosenberg - it was a great book, so I don't mind asking if you are any relation? Marshall B Rosenberg - and his book Nonviolent Communication? Although, like any surname, there are probably many of you around the place... :)
Hi Glen! Thank you for stopping by. Always happy to have a new friend. If religions can express their beliefs, then we should also be able to express our non-beliefs of them. :)
Thanks for reading what I wrote, it is Oriental Medical,not vitalism, it has system of Soil, Fire, Water,Mineral,and Plant ,and led by Yin and Yang factors.I am glad you have interest in it.
TCM---Traditional Chinese Medicine, such school exists in America, I met America students in China before, sometimes I puzzuled how they translated the books, I have English translation version, but even read it in Chinese, I am puzzled , a lot of students of Medical university in China, can not understand it well. Of course, I always doubt if a doctor could give a good fomula to a patient because the standard is feeling of patients and doctor, it is feeling treatment, doctor can combine herbs freely as he regards, no same one , as river is always going on, fomula changed according to age,weight,season, day or night, south or north,femal or male,each person has a different one if same disease occured. Generally producing in mass also
Thanks Glen. But not quite sure which post you're referring to! Alice's blog re:Biblical contradictions, or her discussion thread to which I've interjected quite a bit! You have a sense of humour I like.
You've been reading my posts haven't you?? i wuz arsking did i lob? cuz 2 b honest i dont even know wat a plate is. let alone wevver i lobbed over it?!
An ass is a donkey. And I can't be arsed to find out what you say when you need to say that. I mean, it comes up in conversation all the time here. is i makin sense now???
Hi there! It was a number of things, really. Since I was brought up in (what I view now as) a high-conrol cult, I never really did any thinking for myself. I just accepted what I was told for most of my life. I started to develop doubts about my beliefs and discovered the internet. I spent a long time doing research specifically about my own religion, which I discovered to be anything but the truth, and soon moved on to researching evolution and atheism.
LOL!! Thank you so much Glen. Type it up and hold onto it! The book won't be on the market for another 2 weeks. But I truly appreciate your enthusiasm and support. A girl can never get enough men beside her lending their strength. :)
I agree that spending lots of time on scripture and the question of creation/god is a waste of time. More time, if any, should be spent on its consequences and on the positive alternatives. Would love to see a documentary of such. I rarely ever allow anyone to trap me into an argument about god/religion, because it is as ridiculous as arguing about fairies or about American Idol or Survivor.
What I'd most like to see out of atheists is more of a PRO-active view of life. Because there are so many liberal atheists, they often have a hope-y, wish-y, wanna-illusion-of-Utopia view of life. Being idealist is only good up to a point. We can change reality, but only up to a point. Getting over the wish for Utopia is a hangover from religion. We all suffer from it, but few acknowledge it.
Regarding bang and transition, I would forward that question to Roger Penrose's "Road to Reality". If you survive that mammoth tome, assuming that you have comprehended what you have read, you will have acquired the requisite knowledge for a PhD in physics. The next step would be to create a universe in a jar to experiment with and see what conditions are required for stability. Make sure to feed and water it twice a day and play some J. S. Bach to nurture its intellectual growth.
For years I bundled up to go jogging. Only recently have I decided "This is nuts!" Besides, I have "chilblained toes" which hurts if I spend too much time in the cold. I get outdoors enough as it is. Thanks for the comment.
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and how tragic and inexcusable it is that women and minorities have been oppressed these last two thousand years and longer.
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sheri
i agree with the chick below me. i'm not married yet, but i'd like to make sure i know a good divorce lawyer before i take the leap.
Dec 17, 2010
sheri
wow. you do give good advice!
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Alice
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Thanks for reading what I wrote, it is Oriental Medical,not vitalism, it has system of Soil, Fire, Water,Mineral,and Plant ,and led by Yin and Yang factors.I am glad you have interest in it.
TCM---Traditional Chinese Medicine, such school exists in America, I met America students in China before, sometimes I puzzuled how they translated the books, I have English translation version, but even read it in Chinese, I am puzzled , a lot of students of Medical university in China, can not understand it well. Of course, I always doubt if a doctor could give a good fomula to a patient because the standard is feeling of patients and doctor, it is feeling treatment, doctor can combine herbs freely as he regards, no same one , as river is always going on, fomula changed according to age,weight,season, day or night, south or north,femal or male,each person has a different one if same disease occured. Generally producing in mass also
appeared in market.
Jun 18, 2011
Selen
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Selen
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Cheryl Kerkin
An ass is a donkey. And I can't be arsed to find out what you say when you need to say that. I mean, it comes up in conversation all the time here. is i makin sense now???
Jul 12, 2011
Addison Ling
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Prog Rock Girl
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Hi there! It was a number of things, really. Since I was brought up in (what I view now as) a high-conrol cult, I never really did any thinking for myself. I just accepted what I was told for most of my life. I started to develop doubts about my beliefs and discovered the internet. I spent a long time doing research specifically about my own religion, which I discovered to be anything but the truth, and soon moved on to researching evolution and atheism.
I now study Biology at university :)
Jan 9, 2012
Deborrah Cooper
Hey Glen! Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I have it up on You Tube too. You can see it here : http://youtu.be/unSI597YsVs
May 19, 2012
Deborrah Cooper
LOL!! Thank you so much Glen. Type it up and hold onto it! The book won't be on the market for another 2 weeks. But I truly appreciate your enthusiasm and support. A girl can never get enough men beside her lending their strength. :)
May 19, 2012
Tonya Wynn
I agree that spending lots of time on scripture and the question of creation/god is a waste of time. More time, if any, should be spent on its consequences and on the positive alternatives. Would love to see a documentary of such. I rarely ever allow anyone to trap me into an argument about god/religion, because it is as ridiculous as arguing about fairies or about American Idol or Survivor.
What I'd most like to see out of atheists is more of a PRO-active view of life. Because there are so many liberal atheists, they often have a hope-y, wish-y, wanna-illusion-of-Utopia view of life. Being idealist is only good up to a point. We can change reality, but only up to a point. Getting over the wish for Utopia is a hangover from religion. We all suffer from it, but few acknowledge it.
Jun 29, 2012
Lisa Eve Gordon
Glen, I'll be opening next week. Hurry down here. I'll gladly serve you an New England Atheist Seafood Platter!! ;)
Sep 9, 2012
Ibrahim
Thanks for the comment :) !
Oct 4, 2012
Wyatt
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Wyatt
Nov 28, 2012
Randall Smith
For years I bundled up to go jogging. Only recently have I decided "This is nuts!" Besides, I have "chilblained toes" which hurts if I spend too much time in the cold. I get outdoors enough as it is. Thanks for the comment.
Dec 28, 2012