Former Atheist

[curiosityandthecat]

So you're another spammer? You posted the very same in the Atheistic Forums.

Kyu

Maybe he's just trying to, you know... share the wealth.  

[Wechtlein Uns]

Has he been around lately?

Another hit and run troll, I guess.

[Kyuuketsuki]

So you're another spammer? You posted the very same in the Atheistic Forums.

Kyu

Maybe he's just trying to, you know... share the wealth.  

Maybe, but I am immediately suspicious of anyone who does that unless they are in need of help (such as IT support) or they make it clear they are cross-posting.

Kyu

[curiosityandthecat]

Aw, c'mon, if they admit from the get-go that they're just trolling, then where's the fun of calling them out?  

[Whitney]

Well, in case the OP doesn't return....what is a futurist?  I thought those were the people who thought we'd meld our minds with computers or something like that.  If I am right, what does that have to do with being a Christian?

[karadan]

Well, in case the OP doesn't return....what is a futurist?  I thought those were the people who thought we'd meld our minds with computers or something like that.  If I am right, what does that have to do with being a Christian?

Hmm. I have no idea what it has to do with christianity but i've always liked futurism, or futurology as the Brits call it.
Basically, it is the study of current patterns of social and industrial human evolution, then applying that to how we will evolve in the forseeable future. Obviously most of it takes a massive leap of faith as you can't really predict stuff like the internet (although William Gibson came astonishingly close). It is very interesting although the success rate for predictions is quite low. You can predict advancements in technology easier than you can wars etc..

[Whitney]

Aw, so it's basically just making educated guesses on the future.  Hmm, I don't see how that could make someone become a Christian.

[curiosityandthecat]

Aw, so it's basically just making educated guesses on the future.  Hmm, I don't see how that could make someone become a Christian.

And any other reason is more convincing?  

[karadan]

Aw, so it's basically just making educated guesses on the future.  Hmm, I don't see how that could make someone become a Christian.

Me neither

[Doubting Thomas29]

I shed my atheistic beliefs for two reasons.

1. I became a futurist.
2. I shared the same utopian ideals as God, i.e., I prefer to live in an environment where love is the only currency.   :eek:

[Kyuuketsuki]

Aw, c'mon, if they admit from the get-go that they're just trolling, then where's the fun of calling them out?

I don't find it fun.

Kyu

[karadan]

Aw, c'mon, if they admit from the get-go that they're just trolling, then where's the fun of calling them out?

I don't find it fun.

Kyu

I hear MDMA helps.

 

[Kyuuketsuki]

I don't find it fun.

I hear MDMA helps.

What? Like ecstasy?

I don't get it.

Kyu

[karadan]

I don't find it fun.

I hear MDMA helps.

What? Like ecstasy?

I don't get it.

Kyu

Yeah!

Whatever it was you don't find fun, you will after taking some MDMA

[Kyuuketsuki]

Whatever it was you don't find fun, you will after taking some MDMA

It was entirely his own fault but I lost my brother last year to a recreational drug just over a year ago so you'll forgive me if I don't find that particularly amusing. Suffice it to say I don't do those kind of drugs.

Kyu