Title: Hello All
Post by: Ba'al on November 12, 2010, 11:35:13 AM
Post by: Ba'al on November 12, 2010, 11:35:13 AM
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...
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...
Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on November 12, 2010, 01:21:21 PM
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on November 12, 2010, 01:21:21 PM
Hi there. Do you still live in the Levant (assuming you were born there, of course)?
Also, Tyson rocks. Hell yeah.
Welcome to HAF.
Also, Tyson rocks. Hell yeah.
Welcome to HAF.
Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Tank on November 12, 2010, 04:38:15 PM
Post by: Tank on November 12, 2010, 04:38:15 PM
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
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
Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Croaker on November 12, 2010, 06:36:01 PM
Post by: Croaker on November 12, 2010, 06:36:01 PM
Greetings! Pleased to meet ya.
Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Ba'al on November 12, 2010, 06:44:36 PM
Post by: Ba'al on November 12, 2010, 06:44:36 PM
Quote from: "Thumpalumpacus"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.
Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Tank on November 12, 2010, 06:54:21 PM
Post by: Tank on November 12, 2010, 06:54:21 PM
Quote from: "Ba'al"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 (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg34.imageshack.us%2Fimg34%2F2438%2Fheheoc.gif&hash=50cf1131f6316b9f48965cce1bfe1877dc8f90e7)Quote from: "Thumpalumpacus"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.
Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Ba'al on November 12, 2010, 07:11:47 PM
Post by: Ba'al on November 12, 2010, 07:11:47 PM
Quote from: "Tank"No :DQuote from: "Ba'al"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 (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg34.imageshack.us%2Fimg34%2F2438%2Fheheoc.gif&hash=50cf1131f6316b9f48965cce1bfe1877dc8f90e7)Quote from: "Thumpalumpacus"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.
Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Asmodean on November 12, 2010, 07:37:17 PM
Post by: Asmodean on November 12, 2010, 07:37:17 PM
Quote from: "Ba'al"No :DReally? :raised:
Title: Re: Hello All
Post by: Cycel on November 13, 2010, 08:16:28 PM
Post by: Cycel on November 13, 2010, 08:16:28 PM
Quote from: "Ba'al"It was nice to stumble upon this forum.I look forward to learning more of this 'complicated world view'.
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.
Quote from: "Ba'al"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!