Title: Hey Guys
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 05, 2009, 11:13:22 PM
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 05, 2009, 11:13:22 PM
I'm a Christian who enjoys dialogue w/ all kinds of beliefs. Look forward to chatting with everyone! Thanks in advance for allowing me to chat here!
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: AlP on April 05, 2009, 11:26:40 PM
Post by: AlP on April 05, 2009, 11:26:40 PM
Hello. Welcome to the forum.
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: curiosityandthecat on April 05, 2009, 11:30:09 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on April 05, 2009, 11:30:09 PM
We welcome all types, so ... welcome! :)
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 05, 2009, 11:49:02 PM
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 05, 2009, 11:49:02 PM
Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"We welcome all types, so ... welcome! :)
Thanks for the warm welcome. I had to laugh at the list of what not to do list. After all, I signed up just so I can use Psalm 14:1! ;-) j/k, actually I never really even paid attention to that verse till now. So thanks!
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: joeactor on April 06, 2009, 12:04:18 AM
Post by: joeactor on April 06, 2009, 12:04:18 AM
Pleased to meet you - hope to have some good conversations ;-)
Cheers,
JoeActor
Cheers,
JoeActor
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: Tanker on April 06, 2009, 12:05:54 AM
Post by: Tanker on April 06, 2009, 12:05:54 AM
Welcome to our humble forum.
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: G.ENIGMA on April 06, 2009, 12:07:16 AM
Post by: G.ENIGMA on April 06, 2009, 12:07:16 AM
Quote from: "Man-ofGod"Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"We welcome all types, so ... welcome! :)
Thanks for the warm welcome. I had to laugh at the list of what not to do list. After all, I signed up just so I can use Psalm 14:1! ;-) j/k, actually I never really even paid attention to that verse till now. So thanks!
first I had heard of it actually :unsure:
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 06, 2009, 01:11:55 AM
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 06, 2009, 01:11:55 AM
Well remember, the Bible is claiming to be the truth weather you believe it or not. So since the scripture declares as a matter of fact that God exist, technically it then really does become foolish to deny His existence.
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: curiosityandthecat on April 06, 2009, 01:23:24 AM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on April 06, 2009, 01:23:24 AM
Quote from: "Man-ofGod"Well remember, the Bible is claiming to be the truth weather you believe it or not. So since the scripture declares as a matter of fact that God exist, technically it then really does become foolish to deny His existence.Aah, capital-T Truth!
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 06, 2009, 01:25:30 AM
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 06, 2009, 01:25:30 AM
Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"Quote from: "Man-ofGod"Well remember, the Bible is claiming to be the truth weather you believe it or not. So since the scripture declares as a matter of fact that God exist, technically it then really does become foolish to deny His existence.Aah, capital-T Truth!
;-)
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: Twiddler on April 06, 2009, 02:25:58 AM
Post by: Twiddler on April 06, 2009, 02:25:58 AM
Welcome to the forum. Here's to some healthy discussion! 
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: Whitney on April 06, 2009, 02:27:08 AM
Post by: Whitney on April 06, 2009, 02:27:08 AM
Hi Man-ofGod. Welcome to HAF.
In the thread about the atheist stance being too strong you mentioned that you use to be an atheist. Would you mind sharing if you were raised non-religious or not? I am curious as to if you were an atheists because you were not taught to believe or if you were converted as a childen, "backslid", then converted again. Also, what is an atheist to you?
If you were a reasoned atheist and have since converted to Christianity...you will be the first of that kind have met and I'll expect that you must have some really new things to share with us since you would know our views as well as we do.
In the thread about the atheist stance being too strong you mentioned that you use to be an atheist. Would you mind sharing if you were raised non-religious or not? I am curious as to if you were an atheists because you were not taught to believe or if you were converted as a childen, "backslid", then converted again. Also, what is an atheist to you?
If you were a reasoned atheist and have since converted to Christianity...you will be the first of that kind have met and I'll expect that you must have some really new things to share with us since you would know our views as well as we do.
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 06, 2009, 03:29:23 AM
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 06, 2009, 03:29:23 AM
Quote from: "Whitney"Hi Man-ofGod. Welcome to HAF.
In the thread about the atheist stance being too strong you mentioned that you use to be an atheist. Would you mind sharing if you were raised non-religious or not? I am curious as to if you were an atheists because you were not taught to believe or if you were converted as a childen, "backslid", then converted again. Also, what is an atheist to you?
If you were a reasoned atheist and have since converted to Christianity...you will be the first of that kind have met and I'll expect that you must have some really new things to share with us since you would know our views as well as we do.
Not at all. I did go to a Catholic school for "quality education" for the first 8 years of my school career but generally thought it was a crock. My family is extremely secular and My sister and I were primarily Atheist (she still is). Think my dad was more like a deist but really did not comment too much on it. On top of that I lived in a very secular community in long island NY.
Frankly, I could of went my whole life probably w/ out knowing about Christ and been contempt.
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: Whitney on April 06, 2009, 03:33:40 AM
Post by: Whitney on April 06, 2009, 03:33:40 AM
Quote from: "Man-ofGod"Not at all. I did go to a Catholic school for "quality education" but generally thought it was a crock. My family is extremely secular and My sister and I were primarily Atheist (she still is). Think my dad was more like a deist but really did not comment too much on it. On top of that I lived in a very secular community in long island NY.
Frankly, I could of went my whole life probably w/ out knowing about Christ and been contempt.
Ok, so you weren't atheist because you were convinced by the arguments against religion. You were atheist because you were not brought up to follow a religion. Right?
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 06, 2009, 03:42:40 AM
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 06, 2009, 03:42:40 AM
Quote from: "Whitney"Hi Man-ofGod. Welcome to HAF.
In the thread about the atheist stance being too strong you mentioned that you use to be an atheist. Would you mind sharing if you were raised non-religious or not? I am curious as to if you were an atheists because you were not taught to believe or if you were converted as a childen, "backslid", then converted again. Also, what is an atheist to you?
If you were a reasoned atheist and have since converted to Christianity...you will be the first of that kind have met and I'll expect that you must have some really new things to share with us since you would know our views as well as we do.
And to answer your last question, an Atheist to me was just someone that does not believe in a God. My basic philosophy was "seeing is believing"
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: Whitney on April 06, 2009, 03:55:49 AM
Post by: Whitney on April 06, 2009, 03:55:49 AM
Thanks..now I have a better understand of where you are coming from.
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 06, 2009, 04:42:30 PM
Post by: Man-ofGod on April 06, 2009, 04:42:30 PM
Quote from: "Whitney"Thanks..now I have a better understand of where you are coming from.
I just want to add a little to your previous post. I was against organized religion, but this was a byproduct of my Atheism, not so much the root cause of my Atheism. Its not because I was raised to think like that, that is just what made sense to me at the time.
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: curiosityandthecat on April 07, 2009, 03:45:19 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on April 07, 2009, 03:45:19 PM
Inconsistencies and contradictions already has its own thread (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2333) (with a 1400+ item list). 
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: Whitney on April 07, 2009, 06:45:25 PM
Post by: Whitney on April 07, 2009, 06:45:25 PM
Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"Inconsistencies and contradictions already has its own thread (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2333) (with a 1400+ item list).
Discussons of contradictions etc in the Bible have been moved to viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2333&start=15#p39182 (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2333&start=15#p39182)
Title: Re: Hey Guys
Post by: PipeBox on April 09, 2009, 05:18:15 AM
Post by: PipeBox on April 09, 2009, 05:18:15 AM
Hi ManofGod, said I'd get a post in here. Welcome again! And I'd say this completes the pipeblitz of the intro forum. 