hello peeps

[Asmodean Prime]

i'm new on here, just joined yesterday.

i am a Christian believer.  do you think its odd that i joined your forum?

do you resent me for being here, and 'invading' your space?

or are you up for some serious discussion, on any topic?

i admit i don't have all the answers, but then, neither do you


any comments welcome!

[McQ]

I personally welcome you being here. No resentment. I've been where you are now, and believed the same as you. I'm willing to bet that I am more up to discussing this seriously than you are though. And I will challenge you on the assertion about not having all the answers. I don't have them all, by any means, but I'll bet you I have more than you do! LOL!
Ready any time you are.

[Big Mac]

Wow, that's called projection. It's not odd, a lot of Christians come to atheist boards with the intent on witnessing. Resent? Naw, I find it amusing. Any tactic you use I've seen or done when I was a Christian myself. My friends also pull this crap all the time about needing to get right with God and Jesus. Throw me a serious topic and we'll talk, if you're hear to just preach, then you will be told a rather vulgar suggestion of what you can do to my you know what.

[Amor Fati]

Welcome to the forum.

[Amor Fati]

We are always up for serious discussion, and quite a few of us take public education regarding Atheism and science seriously.  Fire away, but you'll find better answers by asking one at a time.

[Whitney]

We've already had one theist join...disusss one topic a little then leave...went quite well.  If this wasn't such a young forum we would have had more than just her and you join by now.  A lot of theists join atheist forums...some are nice about it while others are purely annoying.

I'm always up for a serious discussion...they can be fun.

Anyway, welcome.

[Squid]

i'm new on here, just joined yesterday.

i am a Christian believer.  do you think its odd that i joined your forum?

No.

do you resent me for being here, and 'invading' your space?

No.

or are you up for some serious discussion, on any topic?

Sure.

i admit i don't have all the answers, but then, neither do you

Depends on what we're talking about.

[Asmodean Prime]

squid

you answered 'no' to all my other points, but then regarding having all the answers, you said 'depends on what we're talking about'

Does it?

please elaborate.

[Squid]

I'm pretty sure I have some answers somewhere in my pocket.  For instance:

"Where were you last night at 4 a.m. Squid?"

I have an answer for that - I was in bed asleep.  So, I do have some answers.

As opposed to:

"Hey Squid, my lights flicker on and off.  What's wrong with my electrical wiring in my house?"

I don't have the slightest clue when it comes to electrical work so I have no answer that would be worth much at any rate.

[Asmodean Prime]

Hey, squid:  I know kung fu?


I was also a european class karate champion, who demonstrated and exhibited with Andy Sherry and Billy Higgins, and performed for Royalty.

Just couldn't see the point, eventually, of spending 8 hours a day learning how to punch people's lights out.

It's funny, isnt' it, where life takes you in the long run?

[Squid]

Cool.  I started out originally in Korean Freestyle Karate and later moved into Aikijujitsu for a while.  After my stint in the Navy I picked up WuDang Shaolin but ended up going back to Aikijujitsu/Aikido.  I've found a few good dojos around here - one place has a head instructor who was trained by Bill Sosa.  Sosa was trained by two students of the founder of Aikido Morihei Ueshiba.  I'll have to take some classes if I have the time and cash later on.

[Asmodean Prime]

squid, yeah, i studied goju ryu, wing chun, shotokan, and various other disciples.  must admit, though, that after studying various forms of hard and soft fighting styles, i am truly impressed with aikido, and their ability to disarm and neutralise an opponent with such grace and lack of effort.  I myself have always traditionally been for the 'hard's styles, but now, having studied further, I see that aikido has a lot to offer, only wish I'd turned my attention to that in my heyday.

[Squid]

I find aikido to be a wonderful art.  Watching masters work is very awe-inspiring the way they seem to effortlessly defeat their opponents even several attackers at once.  I hope to further my knowledge of it much further in the future.

[Asmodean Prime]

squid, you said.

Watching masters work is very awe-inspiring the way they seem to effortlessly defeat their opponents even several attackers at once.

you got it right, there, brother

[Squid]

I know people talk bad about him but Seagal is one amazing man to watch do demonstrations:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd1_ok9zh3I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0VcOtneCRU