http://unreasonablefaith.com/forum/tags/new-member A Reasonable Forum on Religion, Science, Skepticism, and Atheism en-US Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:43:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0 q http://unreasonablefaith.com/forum/search.php http://unreasonablefaith.com/forum/topic/hello-from-sunny-and-rational-england#post-290 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:57:49 +0000 Comassion 290@http://unreasonablefaith.com/forum/ <p>That computer thing is God trying to stop you from getting on the internet. Welcome to the forums! </p> http://unreasonablefaith.com/forum/topic/hello-from-sunny-and-rational-england#post-286 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:11:08 +0000 Jonathan Rothwell 286@http://unreasonablefaith.com/forum/ <p>Well, hello. I'm Jonathan, and I'm a student working on the cruddy, unfashionable end of Surrey in the UK (Surrey is the sickeningly upper-middle-class county just to the east of London, and I'm on the crappy working-class end of it.)</p> <p>People are generally rational-ish around here (although there's the occasional crackpot - a few of whom I've had the misfortune of running in to) and I suppose you could call me an ex-moderate-Christian-turned-moderate-atheist, since around a year and a bit ago I came to the conclusion that if god existed, he was probably an utter bastard. I'm generally not too loud about it, since here we don't generally have people who will disown you or murder you if you say you don't believe in god.</p> <p>I've read <em>Unreasonable Faith</em> for a long time (longer than I can be bothered to remember in exact terms) after being led here from several other sceptic/atheist sites (<em>Pharyngula</em>, IIRC). I also like Unix, mathematics, code, film, and watching current affairs. I have <a href="http://crashedpips.com/">my own blog</a> and am <a href="http://twitter.com/jrothwell">on Twitter</a>. <code>&lt;/shameless self-promotion&gt;</code></p> <p>Whenever I go near computers, they have a strange habit of self-destructing. </p> http://unreasonablefaith.com/forum/topic/hello-from-miss-addict#post-141 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:29:23 +0000 debg 141@http://unreasonablefaith.com/forum/ <p>Hi and welcome! I understand your feeling a bit lonely. Atheism can be a lonely pursuit (?). At least, that's the way it's been for me. Big thanks to Daniel for creating another meeting place for all of us :-) </p> http://unreasonablefaith.com/forum/topic/hello-from-miss-addict#post-132 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:19:22 +0000 Daniel Florien 132@http://unreasonablefaith.com/forum/ <p>Great to have you! Never heard the term "submarine catholic" — but it's a pretty good description! </p> http://unreasonablefaith.com/forum/topic/hello-from-miss-addict#post-122 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:11:48 +0000 MissAddict 122@http://unreasonablefaith.com/forum/ <p>Hi, </p> <p>I go by the internet name of Miss Net Addict. I am 22, Female and I live in Sydney Australia. </p> <p>I was what I call a "Submarine Catholic" for many years, Only surfaced for Christmas Easter Weddings and Baptisms. </p> <p>When I was 15 I joined a Catholic Youth Group and felt I had finally "Found" my faith but as time went on I couldn't reconcile the great accepting people (we had Gay members) in this youth group with the rest of the church and gradually I started questioning the idea of a "magical sky daddy". </p> <p>I am now 22, I have been an Atheist for about 2 years (give or take) One reason I joined this forum is I severely miss the sense of community that I got with my youth group. </p> <p>Looking forward talking to all of you. </p>