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Title: Bonjour
Post by: DirtyLeo on February 23, 2011, 07:46:53 PM

Hi all,

I just joined the forum and wanted to drop by here to say hello.

I'm a 37-year-old software engineer. I'm married and have a few-month old son. I play Waterpolo and I'm probably a gym geek. I've played guitar for 25 years. I do scuba diving. I like dancing (mostly Salsa and some Tango). I occasionally do pencil and charcoal drawings. I love reading. I read mostly fantasy/sic-fi/horror in fiction. And as non-fiction I love to read about religions, religious history and evolution.

Hoping to discuss with you on the forum,
Take care!

Title: Re: Bonjour
Post by: McQ on February 23, 2011, 07:57:48 PM

Hi Leo, and welcome. What a varied bunch of interests and skills! Nice to have you here.

Title: Re: Bonjour
Post by: Cecilie on February 23, 2011, 08:11:41 PM

Bonjour to you too. Welcome to HAF.

Title: Re: Bonjour
Post by: Tank on February 23, 2011, 08:42:21 PM

Hi DirtyLeo

Nice to see another well read individual join in.

Welcome to Happy Atheists!

Regards
Chris

Title: Re: Bonjour
Post by: DirtyLeo on February 24, 2011, 12:03:23 AM

Thanks for the warm welcome.
I took some time to read through some of the threads. Looks like this forum has some very impressive regulars. It's going to be very interesting to follow you all - and chime in, hopefully.

Title: Re: Bonjour
Post by: terranus on February 27, 2011, 06:45:49 PM

Bonvenon al la Forumo!
[spoiler:qgtuhek2]Welcome to the Forum![/spoiler:qgtuhek2]

Title: Re: Bonjour
Post by: Alexander on February 28, 2011, 08:53:59 AM

Quote from: "DirtyLeo"I love to read about religions, religious history and evolution.

Any books you can recommend? I'm currently reading "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins, but I'd be happy to hear what you have to recommend.

Title: Re: Bonjour
Post by: DirtyLeo on February 28, 2011, 10:33:35 AM

Quote from: "Alexander"Any books you can recommend? I'm currently reading "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins, but I'd be happy to hear what you have to recommend.

The God Delusion is a great book. I'm assuming that you're just starting to read about these topics. In this case, I would recommend God is not Great by Christopher Hitchens as well. If you'd like to read about evolution, Dawkins has many books on the subject. I really like The Selfish Gene. Daniel Dennett has very good books such as Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon.

In the history of religions, Karen Armstrong's A History of God is a good one. She also has many more specialized books such as Islam: A Short History.

I hope this is a good enough list to start with.

Title: Re: Bonjour
Post by: xSilverPhinx on March 14, 2011, 05:40:40 AM

Welcome!

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