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Well, it is (what's so dang) Good Friday...
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Barnie2years comments on Mar 31, 2018:
I frequently find myself humming or singing this song when things in my life seem to be going in the dumpster! Great tune, funny movie. ?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 31, 2018:
I frequently find myself humming or singing this song when things in my life seem to be going in the dumpster! Great tune, funny movie. ?
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Barnie2years comments on Mar 31, 2018:
Welcome to Trumperica!
Barnie2years comments on Mar 31, 2018:
Welcome to Trumperica!
"Be fruitful and multiply":
Why the Abrahamic religions are winning the evolutionary race.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 30, 2018:
Political leaders like high birth rates of followers. They need cannon fodder for their wars, worker bees for their wealthy, voters for their vision. Population in the poorest countries continues to climb because they have nothing better to entertain themselves than sex and no means of birth control. Even in the areas of war and starvation, if you watch the videos, there are no shortage of children even with the high mortality rate. I like to think that if I was in that situation, I would do whatever I had to not to bring a child into that kind of hell. But maybe you have to be there to understand.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 30, 2018:
Political leaders like high birth rates of followers. They need cannon fodder for their wars, worker bees for their wealthy, voters for their vision. Population in the poorest countries continues to climb because they have nothing better to entertain themselves than sex and no means of birth control. Even in the areas of war and starvation, if you watch the videos, there are no shortage of children even with the high mortality rate. I like to think that if I was in that situation, I would do whatever I had to not to bring a child into that kind of hell. But maybe you have to be there to understand.
As of now I'm Agnostic. Wondering if I should fully convert to Atheism. Thoughts?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 30, 2018:
You don’t convert, there is no catechism, no graduation. If you have doubts about there being a master being but unable to let go of the need to feel something controls you life and fear the absolutism of death, you are Agnostic. If you no longer need to believe that there is more than the life you are living, that yourself and chance control what happens to you, and that when you die, you no longer exist, then you are an Athiest. There should be no stigma attached to either appellation. Then there is always Humanist and non-believer if you don’t feel like you need to choose one of the other labels.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 30, 2018:
You don’t convert, there is no catechism, no graduation. If you have doubts about there being a master being but unable to let go of the need to feel something controls you life and fear the absolutism of death, you are Agnostic. If you no longer need to believe that there is more than the life you are living, that yourself and chance control what happens to you, and that when you die, you no longer exist, then you are an Athiest. There should be no stigma attached to either appellation. Then there is always Humanist and non-believer if you don’t feel like you need to choose one of the other labels.
I have one friend who is defiantly atheist, he also happens to be a scientist, a good person who has...
Barnie2years comments on Mar 29, 2018:
I have many friends who are religious, and as long as they don’t follow me on Facebook (I tend to post a whole lot of Athiest, humanist, secular memes) we get along fine. If they want to start a conversation on belief and faith, I wouldn’t shy away. Most choose not to and we focus on those things that made us friends in the first place.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 29, 2018:
I have many friends who are religious, and as long as they don’t follow me on Facebook (I tend to post a whole lot of Athiest, humanist, secular memes) we get along fine. If they want to start a conversation on belief and faith, I wouldn’t shy away. Most choose not to and we focus on those things that made us friends in the first place.
I find myself using the expression, “Thank God!” in a pretty regular manner.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 29, 2018:
I have made every effort to switch to “thank goodness!”, or “oh my gosh!” By the same token, though I may “fuck that!” or “fuck you!” Does not mean I want to have sex with that or you. It’s all semantics and habitual, usually learned from friends and families. And then quite often if I do something stupid or painful I just invent words and say them loudly! :-)
Barnie2years comments on Mar 29, 2018:
I have made every effort to switch to “thank goodness!”, or “oh my gosh!” By the same token, though I may “fuck that!” or “fuck you!” Does not mean I want to have sex with that or you. It’s all semantics and habitual, usually learned from friends and families. And then quite often if I do something stupid or painful I just invent words and say them loudly! :-)
Would you date a woman that had sex on the first date?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 28, 2018:
I have, with far less buildup than the one described above. We went out, dug each other had a good time and at the end of a fun evening had sex. If we enjoyed it, we continued again next time.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 28, 2018:
I have, with far less buildup than the one described above. We went out, dug each other had a good time and at the end of a fun evening had sex. If we enjoyed it, we continued again next time.
Has anyone here had a NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 27, 2018:
Actually I have had several. The most recent being last month, though according to the doctor it was not a near death experience but I was actually dead for 10 seconds. The previous one was when I was a kid, fell through the ice crossing a quarry. Was on my third time up for air and running out of steam when my toes caught the side of the bank and turned into claws and I managed to get out and around to the path out.
The most recent one, I was driving home from my son's hockey game. He was ahead of me in his car. The light at the intersection we were stopped at turned green, we started into the intersection and I felt a slight tingle in my head. Next thing I was aware of was a crashing sound and having no idea where I was or how I got there. I had passed out, gone down the road about 100 ft, crossed over and ran into a parked pickup in a parking lot. Later, in the hospital after they downloaded information from my pacemaker, they told me I had V-fib and was technically dead for 10 seconds, until the crash apparently was enough to shock my heart back into rythme. All the doctors told me I was a lucky guy, since most people who have a V-fib don't come out of it. According to info online, the chance of survival outside a hospital is only about 17%.
Anyway, my cousin asked if I saw the flash of white light. I did not! I also have a crazy religious friend who insisted that God saved me so that I could find him and get myself saved. I told her that I guess it's a good thing I don't believe then, or I would have been dead! Didn't go over too well LOL! Those 10 seconds, there was nothing, black, like other times when I was younger and passed out. So now, I have a turbo pacemaker with defib, and I will live god free until the next time I die! No fear, life is for living, not fear of dying.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 27, 2018:
Actually I have had several. The most recent being last month, though according to the doctor it was not a near death experience but I was actually dead for 10 seconds. The previous one was when I was a kid, fell through the ice crossing a quarry. Was on my third time up for air and running out of steam when my toes caught the side of the bank and turned into claws and I managed to get out and around to the path out.
The most recent one, I was driving home from my son's hockey game. He was ahead of me in his car. The light at the intersection we were stopped at turned green, we started into the intersection and I felt a slight tingle in my head. Next thing I was aware of was a crashing sound and having no idea where I was or how I got there. I had passed out, gone down the road about 100 ft, crossed over and ran into a parked pickup in a parking lot. Later, in the hospital after they downloaded information from my pacemaker, they told me I had V-fib and was technically dead for 10 seconds, until the crash apparently was enough to shock my heart back into rythme. All the doctors told me I was a lucky guy, since most people who have a V-fib don't come out of it. According to info online, the chance of survival outside a hospital is only about 17%.
Anyway, my cousin asked if I saw the flash of white light. I did not! I also have a crazy religious friend who insisted that God saved me so that I could find him and get myself saved. I told her that I guess it's a good thing I don't believe then, or I would have been dead! Didn't go over too well LOL! Those 10 seconds, there was nothing, black, like other times when I was younger and passed out. So now, I have a turbo pacemaker with defib, and I will live god free until the next time I die! No fear, life is for living, not fear of dying.
It seems all totalitarian/authoritarian states are officially atheist. Coincidence?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 27, 2018:
Totalitarian states are hardly Atheist. Turkey, Egypt, Russia are not Atheist states by any stretch. The first two are Muslim, the last Christian Orthodox. Most dictators are smart enough to get the dominant relgion of their country on their side and most regligions are smart enough to support their local tyrant for their own nefarious reasons. Nothing keeps people docile for tyranical leaders like a devout populace who are told their reward will come after they are dead, so they should feel blessed to live in whatever conditions their leader creates for them here on earth. Many western European countries on the other hand, have weakened their religions to the point of being tokens after centuries of governement/church collusion in support of monarchies and wars. Sadly, even some of them are having a return of the ephemeral next life syndrome to compensate for the realities of life in the modern world. Feelings of helplessness to change bad situations tend to bring people back to belief in magic and historical placeboes.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 27, 2018:
Totalitarian states are hardly Atheist. Turkey, Egypt, Russia are not Atheist states by any stretch. The first two are Muslim, the last Christian Orthodox. Most dictators are smart enough to get the dominant relgion of their country on their side and most regligions are smart enough to support their local tyrant for their own nefarious reasons. Nothing keeps people docile for tyranical leaders like a devout populace who are told their reward will come after they are dead, so they should feel blessed to live in whatever conditions their leader creates for them here on earth. Many western European countries on the other hand, have weakened their religions to the point of being tokens after centuries of governement/church collusion in support of monarchies and wars. Sadly, even some of them are having a return of the ephemeral next life syndrome to compensate for the realities of life in the modern world. Feelings of helplessness to change bad situations tend to bring people back to belief in magic and historical placeboes.
Do you celebrate religious holidays?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 26, 2018:
I celebrate them as family time, not religious holidays. And I hate to see them disapear, as in stores staying open, and non emergency personel forced to work. Certain jobs never have a day off, such as first responders, hospital and nursing home workers, cabs, trains and planes. But for the majority of people, having a day to spend with your family should be available on a regular basis. And I enjoy Thanksgiving the most, because it hasn't been taken over as a commercial gift giving holiday as most others have. And even an Athiest can be thankful for what you have in life, what you have achieved, the friends and family you may have around you, your health, or just being alive. Your not "thanking" some ephemeral being, just being thankful your life turned out as well as it has.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 26, 2018:
I celebrate them as family time, not religious holidays. And I hate to see them disapear, as in stores staying open, and non emergency personel forced to work. Certain jobs never have a day off, such as first responders, hospital and nursing home workers, cabs, trains and planes. But for the majority of people, having a day to spend with your family should be available on a regular basis. And I enjoy Thanksgiving the most, because it hasn't been taken over as a commercial gift giving holiday as most others have. And even an Athiest can be thankful for what you have in life, what you have achieved, the friends and family you may have around you, your health, or just being alive. Your not "thanking" some ephemeral being, just being thankful your life turned out as well as it has.
Making You Pay for Porn: Does Rhode Island Want to Impose Morality or Cash In? - TheHumanist.com
Barnie2years comments on Mar 26, 2018:
Once government censorship gets in the door, it's hard to get it closed. The Republicans are in the midst of a big push to get some kind of censorship on the books because they know that once they get the first law passed, they can start working on censoring other things they don't agree on, including news, political movements, talk shows and whatever else they can pursuade voters is causing harm. Porn has always been and alwasy will be available in some format. Hell, I used to get off on my mom's James Bond novels and tampon insertion instructions! LOL! Parents have a responsiblity to monitor what their kids do online and there is software to help them do it. The government is not the arbiter of adult choices in entertainment. I would sooner see them monitor Trump's need to use swear words in his speeches that appear in prime time news.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 26, 2018:
Once government censorship gets in the door, it's hard to get it closed. The Republicans are in the midst of a big push to get some kind of censorship on the books because they know that once they get the first law passed, they can start working on censoring other things they don't agree on, including news, political movements, talk shows and whatever else they can pursuade voters is causing harm. Porn has always been and alwasy will be available in some format. Hell, I used to get off on my mom's James Bond novels and tampon insertion instructions! LOL! Parents have a responsiblity to monitor what their kids do online and there is software to help them do it. The government is not the arbiter of adult choices in entertainment. I would sooner see them monitor Trump's need to use swear words in his speeches that appear in prime time news.
What if you are wrong and there IS a god
Barnie2years comments on Mar 26, 2018:
First I tell them that since I don't believe in God, I have no fear of meeting anyone. Second, since they have lived in fear all their lives of upsetting their god and not going to heaven, I feel like I will come out ahead anyway. Third, if they truly believe that only their version of god and their way of worshiping him is the correct way to get into this heaven, that means I would be in the company of the millions of people around the world that believe in other gods or worship in diferent way and their heaven would be severley underpopulated. And lastly, I probably wouldn't want ot hand out with a bunch of people like himself for eternity anyway. Depending on whom I am talking to, I can use one answer or any combination.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 26, 2018:
First I tell them that since I don't believe in God, I have no fear of meeting anyone. Second, since they have lived in fear all their lives of upsetting their god and not going to heaven, I feel like I will come out ahead anyway. Third, if they truly believe that only their version of god and their way of worshiping him is the correct way to get into this heaven, that means I would be in the company of the millions of people around the world that believe in other gods or worship in diferent way and their heaven would be severley underpopulated. And lastly, I probably wouldn't want ot hand out with a bunch of people like himself for eternity anyway. Depending on whom I am talking to, I can use one answer or any combination.
How old were you when you got married for the first time?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 25, 2018:
I was married at 17, my wife was 19. I was in high school, she was already graduated, We met at my job (gas station attendant, I'm dating myself) and started dating. She was the first woman I had sex with and it was great! At the time, I thought if you had sex, you got married, and I really wasn't digging living at home, even though I had another year of school to go. She missed a period, so we used that as an excuse to talk my parents into letting the marriage happen the summer before my senior year. She got her period the night before the wedding, but we didn't tell anyone. We stayed married, with a lot of issues, for eight years. I developed a much different view of marriage and sex as I aged.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 25, 2018:
I was married at 17, my wife was 19. I was in high school, she was already graduated, We met at my job (gas station attendant, I'm dating myself) and started dating. She was the first woman I had sex with and it was great! At the time, I thought if you had sex, you got married, and I really wasn't digging living at home, even though I had another year of school to go. She missed a period, so we used that as an excuse to talk my parents into letting the marriage happen the summer before my senior year. She got her period the night before the wedding, but we didn't tell anyone. We stayed married, with a lot of issues, for eight years. I developed a much different view of marriage and sex as I aged.
What a rare find this is. Only a hand full I can say that fits this one.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 25, 2018:
I sure never found that person.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 25, 2018:
I sure never found that person.
Board Games
Barnie2years comments on Mar 24, 2018:
It's been ages since I played. Monopoly, Las Vegas were two favorites.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 24, 2018:
It's been ages since I played. Monopoly, Las Vegas were two favorites.
I detest a mansplainer.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 23, 2018:
That's a problem because I don't speak fluent Womanese! ??
Barnie2years comments on Mar 23, 2018:
That's a problem because I don't speak fluent Womanese! ??
Pffftttt.... there aren't enough sarcastic people here.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 22, 2018:
I have taken to putting a sarcasm alert on FB posts anymore, since I have set people off but putting sarcastic posts on political memes and being attacked by the people who should have been most amused, at least I thought so. Even people I know, who should know better have been confused. Is this a sign of great sarcasm or just not knowing my audience?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 22, 2018:
I have taken to putting a sarcasm alert on FB posts anymore, since I have set people off but putting sarcastic posts on political memes and being attacked by the people who should have been most amused, at least I thought so. Even people I know, who should know better have been confused. Is this a sign of great sarcasm or just not knowing my audience?
What percentage of your relationships are you “out” as an atheist?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 22, 2018:
Since Facebook, pretty much any of my friends and coworkers who follow me are quite aware. I've been told I push the fact too much, but then it's nice being able to express how I feel after years of just not talking about it. And the amazing thing is how many people actually seem to be non-believers that I would not have guessed! That has been eye opening for sure. As to family members and friends who are not on Facebook, most know, but I don't make a big issue of it as long as they don't try and push their particular belief on me. Most of my friends are religious to some extent, some very religious. We get along by not making a topic of conversation.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 22, 2018:
Since Facebook, pretty much any of my friends and coworkers who follow me are quite aware. I've been told I push the fact too much, but then it's nice being able to express how I feel after years of just not talking about it. And the amazing thing is how many people actually seem to be non-believers that I would not have guessed! That has been eye opening for sure. As to family members and friends who are not on Facebook, most know, but I don't make a big issue of it as long as they don't try and push their particular belief on me. Most of my friends are religious to some extent, some very religious. We get along by not making a topic of conversation.
New Orleans by nightfall or bust.
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Barnie2years comments on Mar 22, 2018:
Cool!
Barnie2years comments on Mar 22, 2018:
Cool!
People need a little more Satan in their lives.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 22, 2018:
Believing in Satan is about the same as believing in God. Despite what the Christians like to think of Athiests, we don't believe in any diety, be it up above, or down below. You can't be a non-believer who believes that some entity lives in a place called hell anymore than a god who lives in a place called heaven.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 22, 2018:
Believing in Satan is about the same as believing in God. Despite what the Christians like to think of Athiests, we don't believe in any diety, be it up above, or down below. You can't be a non-believer who believes that some entity lives in a place called hell anymore than a god who lives in a place called heaven.
Delicious
Barnie2years comments on Mar 22, 2018:
Ha, French Lavender sounds more like what I might expect you to smell like than something I would eat! LOL
Barnie2years comments on Mar 22, 2018:
Ha, French Lavender sounds more like what I might expect you to smell like than something I would eat! LOL
First day on this site and I am curious.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 21, 2018:
Not sure about the generalisation of non-thiest as being less happy. I know some really, realy unhappy christians. And much of the happiness thing is just a self delusion that they are the chosen ones, the delusion that even when bad things happen some outside forceis going to take care of you. If it doesn't happen, then you switch to believing that your better life comes after you die, as long as you believe. And they have a built in support system if they are church goers, as long as they tow the party line, or at least pretend to. That can help boost your morale too.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 21, 2018:
Not sure about the generalisation of non-thiest as being less happy. I know some really, realy unhappy christians. And much of the happiness thing is just a self delusion that they are the chosen ones, the delusion that even when bad things happen some outside forceis going to take care of you. If it doesn't happen, then you switch to believing that your better life comes after you die, as long as you believe. And they have a built in support system if they are church goers, as long as they tow the party line, or at least pretend to. That can help boost your morale too.
Should athiest really be saying 'rest in peace'
Barnie2years comments on Mar 21, 2018:
I think resting in peace is fine, especially if your life was full of suffering at the end. Cancer, Alzheimers, or other health problems, death is personal peace, an end to suffering. Does not have to have anything to do with what you believe comes after.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 21, 2018:
I think resting in peace is fine, especially if your life was full of suffering at the end. Cancer, Alzheimers, or other health problems, death is personal peace, an end to suffering. Does not have to have anything to do with what you believe comes after.
I like motorcycles.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 19, 2018:
I ride a 1999 Kawasaki Nomad. I don't have a picture in this new iPad, but will try to come up with one later.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 19, 2018:
I ride a 1999 Kawasaki Nomad. I don't have a picture in this new iPad, but will try to come up with one later.
Do you have anyone who you can rely on to be completely wrong, so that no matter what that person ...
Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2018:
That would be the definition of Trump, wouldn't it?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2018:
That would be the definition of Trump, wouldn't it?
Kinda embodies how I’m feeling today.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2018:
Got the blues? Or feeling a little develish?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2018:
Got the blues? Or feeling a little develish?
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As close to celebrating this stupid holiday as I get.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2018:
I've taken to doing the Corned-beef and cabbage ever since I found out I have a lot of Irish in my DNA. Even had a mug of green beer!
Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2018:
I've taken to doing the Corned-beef and cabbage ever since I found out I have a lot of Irish in my DNA. Even had a mug of green beer!
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As close to celebrating this stupid holiday as I get.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2018:
HA! Quite visual! LOL!
Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2018:
HA! Quite visual! LOL!
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Apropos for a Sunday morning.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2018:
# Ha! Love the Blues!
Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2018:
# Ha! Love the Blues!
are you afraid of death?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2018:
I have never been particularly scared of death. I consider myself a "realist", in that I accept reality. And the reality is that death is the great equalizer, there is no escape. No matter how rich you are, how poor, male or female, healthy or sickly, at some point you are going to die. And unless you kill yourself, you will have very little control over the timing. You can be sickly, like Stephen Hawking who lived to 78, or healthy like Jim Fixx the runner, who died at 52. I plan on enjoying my time on earth, since I don't believe in an afterlife, but I have no great interest in extending it. I have had an interesting life and I am comfortable now. I refuse to not eat food I like or do exercise I don't care for. I recently had a V-FIB and was technically dead for 10 seconds (my cousin asked me if I saw the bright white light! Funny guy! Answer, no) I really can't say even that scared me, other than the fact that it happened when I was driving and could have caused a bad accident involving other people. Fortunately, I only hit a parked truck. When the doctor told me I was a lucky guy, I thought he meant that the accident wasn't worse, he meant that I was still alive!
Barnie2years comments on Mar 18, 2018:
I have never been particularly scared of death. I consider myself a "realist", in that I accept reality. And the reality is that death is the great equalizer, there is no escape. No matter how rich you are, how poor, male or female, healthy or sickly, at some point you are going to die. And unless you kill yourself, you will have very little control over the timing. You can be sickly, like Stephen Hawking who lived to 78, or healthy like Jim Fixx the runner, who died at 52. I plan on enjoying my time on earth, since I don't believe in an afterlife, but I have no great interest in extending it. I have had an interesting life and I am comfortable now. I refuse to not eat food I like or do exercise I don't care for. I recently had a V-FIB and was technically dead for 10 seconds (my cousin asked me if I saw the bright white light! Funny guy! Answer, no) I really can't say even that scared me, other than the fact that it happened when I was driving and could have caused a bad accident involving other people. Fortunately, I only hit a parked truck. When the doctor told me I was a lucky guy, I thought he meant that the accident wasn't worse, he meant that I was still alive!
What is your response when people threaten you with religious punishments? (i.e. Hell/Jahannam)
Barnie2years comments on Mar 17, 2018:
LAUGH! And tell them Santa isn't going to bring them anything for Christmas for being mean! LOL
Barnie2years comments on Mar 17, 2018:
LAUGH! And tell them Santa isn't going to bring them anything for Christmas for being mean! LOL
Is old age something to look forward to or is it generally filled with loneliness, health problems, ...
Barnie2years comments on Mar 17, 2018:
It is what you make it. You can continue to learn, stay active within what your body allows, enjoy time spent with family and friends. You deal with issues as they arrive, and look aroud to realize that there are many coping with issues much worse than yours. or, you can be like my mother (86), and spend you time complaining about everything, everybody, feeling sorry for yourself, even though in truth she is way better off than many people her age. she is the religious one in the family, and it doesn't seem to help much, though possibly she would be much worse without her faith. I am way more positive than her without belief. Maybe when you don't believe in an afterlife it makes you more appreciative of the one you have to live.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 17, 2018:
It is what you make it. You can continue to learn, stay active within what your body allows, enjoy time spent with family and friends. You deal with issues as they arrive, and look aroud to realize that there are many coping with issues much worse than yours. or, you can be like my mother (86), and spend you time complaining about everything, everybody, feeling sorry for yourself, even though in truth she is way better off than many people her age. she is the religious one in the family, and it doesn't seem to help much, though possibly she would be much worse without her faith. I am way more positive than her without belief. Maybe when you don't believe in an afterlife it makes you more appreciative of the one you have to live.
Any Slavic Atheists/Agnostics out there?
Barnie2years comments on Mar 16, 2018:
I have met several non religious Eastern Europeans. My ex-wife from Slovakia and a woman I dated from Kiev. Religion was not encouraged during the Soviet rule in those countries and was often practiced in secret. So there was not the intense indoctrination of children we have in the US. But now, the government finds pushing religion a convenient placebo to control the population, just as it does here in the US.
Barnie2years comments on Mar 16, 2018:
I have met several non religious Eastern Europeans. My ex-wife from Slovakia and a woman I dated from Kiev. Religion was not encouraged during the Soviet rule in those countries and was often practiced in secret. So there was not the intense indoctrination of children we have in the US. But now, the government finds pushing religion a convenient placebo to control the population, just as it does here in the US.
I’m usually a glass half full type of person but I have reason to believe that there are no ...
Barnie2years comments on Mar 16, 2018:
I just started looking around this site. I spend most of my time on Facebook, much different format than here! But it's nice to know there are so many likeminded people. Spent much of my life feeling like I was alone in not believing. Getting to the subject at hand, one of the problems non-believers have is networking. If you're a believer, you have a plethora of churches full of people that you know you have at least one thing in common with. As Athiests we have nothing like that, we spend most of our lives surrounded by thiests who we know do not accept what we believe (don't believe). And unless we are open in our lack of belief, it's very hard to discover those others in our environ who might feel the same way. Maybe there are more non-believers in your area than you think, it's just hard to root them out!
Barnie2years comments on Mar 16, 2018:
I just started looking around this site. I spend most of my time on Facebook, much different format than here! But it's nice to know there are so many likeminded people. Spent much of my life feeling like I was alone in not believing. Getting to the subject at hand, one of the problems non-believers have is networking. If you're a believer, you have a plethora of churches full of people that you know you have at least one thing in common with. As Athiests we have nothing like that, we spend most of our lives surrounded by thiests who we know do not accept what we believe (don't believe). And unless we are open in our lack of belief, it's very hard to discover those others in our environ who might feel the same way. Maybe there are more non-believers in your area than you think, it's just hard to root them out!
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