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Greetings, Anne! I notice you haven't been active at Atheist Nexus lately. <sigh> Sometimes it can seem a bit fragmented, with different groups for every interest. Please consider a group for socializing, where we talk about whatever's on our minds, Hang With Friends. :D You might feel more at home.

Hi, My name is Krish, My hobbies are Astronomy, Traveling, Photography and Reading Science books. What are your hobbies ? Lets be Nice friends :-)


Have a nice day,
-Krish

Kilroy was here. :)


http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/tranceatheist

Hello! Welcome to Atheist Nexus!

Hi Anne! Have a very happy birthday. I found you by accident while wishing happy birthdays. I see that you are intellectual. There is a rock solid logical disproof of the Biblical god concept in the 'about me' section of my page. It is founded in Descartes' position that a being cannot know whether its perceptions validly reflect an external reality. If you like it feel free to use it in any manner you wish.

Happy birthday!

Community service! That's great. It probably is the most accurate word to describe what you were there to do. Unfortunately it seems like many individuals won't do community service unless they are mandated to do so by a judge. Your crime should have been that of blasphemy. It's one you are actually guilty of. Fortunately for all of us, it is a victimless crime.

I finished up a letter to the editor last night in response to an individual who claimed that evolution was a lie, that racism is an evolutionary concept, that Hitler was Darwin's disciple, and that evolution is a religion. Needless to say, the 300 word limit was a challenge but I think I managed to get my point across in the maximum space provided. Hopefully it will get printed. If it does, all of High Point will know I'm an evolutionist...along with being a gravitationalist. I'll reprint my letter below if you wish to read it.

Your "reaching for stars, grabbing fireflies" quote was an great one. Once again you have succeeded in teaching me something new (which is actually relatively easy considering how little I really know). You'd make an excellent teacher. By the way, I gave a dollar to the salvation army the other day (I know, I'm a saint) and the lady offended me on two levels. First she said "Merry Christmas". Gag! And second she said "God bless you." Double gag! Actually, I'm not offended by either of those. Thanks to my elite deciphering skills I have come to understand what people mean by these baffling and ancient words . "Merry Christmas" is the same as "Good morning/evening" and "Have a good day". "God bless you" is equivalent to "Thank you". I would write a book about it but Steven Pinker beat me to it. I hope you have a great Christmas break. I'm looking forward to our next skeptics meeting. Sounds like we'll be testing a psychic!

Here's my letter to the editor:

Hitler, Darwin, and Racism

In a December 12, 2008 letter to the editor, Clayton L. Proctor Sr. calls evolution a lie, states that “racism is basically an evolutionary concept”, that “Hitler was [Darwin’s] disciple”, and that evolution is a religion. First, evolution is not a lie. It is simply the best explanation for speciation given the evidence we see from fossils, genetics, radiometric dating, etc. There is no question among serious scientists concerning this fact. A 1991 Gallup pole found the acceptance rate of evolution among scientist to be 95%. Second, Mr. Proctor Sr. would have you believe that Darwin was a racist and that his synthesis praised bigotry. In fact, Darwin was unique in his day as a detractor of 1) slavery, 2) naming different races as disparate species, and 3) abuse of native peoples. Third, Hitler was no disciple of Darwin. While Darwin’s real contribution was that of natural selection, Hitler practiced a crude form of artificial selection; a technique that was developed thousands of years prior to both Darwin and Hitler. If truth be told, Hitler claimed to be a disciple of God not Darwin, stating in Mein Kampf, “Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: by defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord.” I am not suggesting that Christianity is the cause of Hitler’s hatred and subsequent genocide of the Jews. I ask Mr. Proctor Sr. not to suggest the same concerning evolution. The truth is this: people find ways to justify their hatred whether that means twisting scripture or trashing science. Fourth and finally, evolution is no more a religion than gravity is a denomination. Evolution tells us how nature works, not how to behave.

Steven Eugene Albertson
High Point

Anne is a wonderful, brave, young and talented girl.
A strong personalty for a 17 year old.
She is going places, I can bet.
Dele

Welcome to A/N. Explore atheism...it is well worth it.