Hello All

[Ba'al]

It was nice to stumble upon this forum.

A little bit about my background.. I am 24 years old, I have a master's degree, and I work in Advertising. I was born into a Druze family (Google Druze if you never heard of them). My parents were "sort of" secular, but they were not atheists ; for them the existence of GOD was unquestionable. so i was bought up believing in this supernatural creator, but thankfully i was spared all the cult-like traditions that come with any religion or faith system, like for example conforming to a certain dress code, or praying on a certain day of the week etc. Almost all of my relatives and friends were secular in that sense as well, so i cant claim that i was pressured to do or believe in insensible religious stuff.

I began to have doubts about the existence of God in my early teens, However, up until I hit 21 I could not make up my mind about whether god existed or not. Today, I describe myself as an Agnostic Atheist; i don't believe in any sort of supernatural entity and i try my best to interpret life as logically as possible. However, i find some things that are difficult for me to understand or reason with; something along the lines of 'what happens with our consciousness after we die?". I try my best to make sense of the world around me, and I have come up with a sort of a complicated world view. Some famous atheists who had some influence on my world view are: Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Neil De Grass Tyson and Noam Chomsky.

Well, this is me.. I would like to meet some like minded people in this forum...

[Thumpalumpacus]

Hi there.  Do you still live in the Levant (assuming you were born there, of course)?

Also, Tyson rocks.  Hell yeah.

Welcome to HAF.

[Tank]

Hi Ba'al

You are the first person of Druze origin I have ever come across on any forum I have frequented. It's good to see that you found your way out from the mythological background, that's not a very easy thing to do. I hope you get to enjoy your time here.

Welcome aboard.

Regards
Chris

[Croaker]

Greetings! Pleased to meet ya.

[Ba'al]

Hi there.  Do you still live in the Levant (assuming you were born there, of course)?

Yes i live in Beirut, Lebanon. But I spent a good part of my life in Lagos, Nigeria.

[Tank]

Hi there.  Do you still live in the Levant (assuming you were born there, of course)?

Yes i live in Beirut, Lebanon. But I spent a good part of my life in Lagos, Nigeria.

You're not going to suddenly ask us for our bank details are you? Or possibly find one of us is a long lost relative

[Ba'al]

Hi there.  Do you still live in the Levant (assuming you were born there, of course)?

Yes i live in Beirut, Lebanon. But I spent a good part of my life in Lagos, Nigeria.

You're not going to suddenly ask us for our bank details are you? Or possibly find one of us is a long lost relative

No  

[Asmodean]

No  

Really?  :raised:

 

[Cycel]

It was nice to stumble upon this forum.
I try my best to make sense of the world around me, and I have come up with a sort of a complicated world view.

I look forward to learning more of this 'complicated world view'.

Some famous atheists who had some influence on my world view are: Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Neil De Grass Tyson and Noam Chomsky.

They are all favourites of mine, well, maybe except for Chomsky who I don't know much about.   Welcome!