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Title: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: KokuujinYukikaze on May 08, 2012, 08:31:32 PM
Hello, everyone! My name is Paul, and I'm a seventeen year old Atheist living in Alabama. I enjoy playing video games, watching anime, reading manga, and studying mathematics and science. This site is what sort of makes me mentally sane, because I am the only Atheist that attends my school. Anyways I hope all of you are having a great day!

Paul, a misunderstood seventeen year old in Alabama
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: KokuujinYukikaze on May 08, 2012, 08:42:25 PM
No one respects my Atheism; they try to force Christianity upon me. -__-
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Tank on May 08, 2012, 08:48:23 PM
Hi Paul

I bet you're not the only atheist at your school. I bet there'll be others keeping their heads down in the face of the Christian multitudes. Glad we can offer a safe haven here to express your true feelings without fear of judgement or attack.

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Chris

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Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Recusant on May 08, 2012, 09:40:20 PM
Hello and welcome to HAF, KokuujinYukikaze. What anime and manga are you currently watching/reading, and which are your favorites? I used to read and watch some, but haven't in a while. I did use Hikaru no Go to get young relatives interested in the game of Go, and that seemed to work alright. The American Go Foundation also uses it to get young people motivated to learn.

I hope that you enjoy your time reading and posting here.
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Asmodean on May 08, 2012, 09:47:43 PM
I know a pretty cool Alabama-atheist. Have not spoken to him in quite some time, but I'm sure he's just busy with the university and whatnot...

In any case, heard some redneck stories, so I can't say I envy your geographical location, palms and warm summers or no.

Welcome! Here, being misunderstood can usually be corrected by a proper explanation. Offerings to His Grayness, Asmo the Terrible go to the left, offerings to His Omnipuddingness go to the right.
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Tank on May 08, 2012, 09:50:02 PM
It might also be worth mentioning we are in a Mr Men dress up phase at the moment!!
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Asmodean on May 08, 2012, 09:59:03 PM
...And Asmo, he is being sneaky and dressing as The Asmo. And no-one will ever suspect...  :D
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Tank on May 08, 2012, 10:19:14 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on May 08, 2012, 09:59:03 PM
...And Asmo, he is being sneaky and dressing as The Asmo. And no-one will ever suspect...  :D
Actually he was too lazy to find one  ;)
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Anti-antidisestablishmentarianism on May 08, 2012, 10:54:43 PM
Welcome to the forum.  I don't watch a lot of anime.  I'm pretty busy saving the world.  It seems every time I turn super saiyajin 4 a bad guy shows up with a power level slightly higher than mine.
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Asmodean on May 08, 2012, 11:11:39 PM
I find most anime about as silly as most of them teen flicks on TV. No entertainment value for me what so ever. Same with superhero movies/comics, unless some seriously cool CG or other artwork is involved and/or the superhero dies.

And don't even get The Gray One started on the eyes! Ooh, them eyes...  >:(
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: musicality on May 09, 2012, 12:19:56 AM
Welcome to the forum!  :)
You are among people who feel just like you. So don't worry. No one will shove down any religious mumbo jumbo down your throat. I'm here for chit chat if you need anyone!

And again, Welcome!
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Amicale on May 09, 2012, 12:43:42 AM
Hey Paul, a warm welcome to you!

Oh man, do I remember what it was like to feel misunderstood in highschool. It's amazing to me how the time's flown by since then.  :D

I hope you enjoy HAF. We're a friendly bunch, we're here for you, and I'm glad you've found us!
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: xSilverPhinx on May 09, 2012, 01:52:03 AM
Welcome!
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: ThinkAnarchy on May 09, 2012, 03:00:53 AM
Welcome. I watched a bit of anime in my teens and early 20's. My favorites were Akira, most things by Miaizaki (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke), Death Note, Neo Genesis, and Metropolis are a few I really liked that instantly come to mind.
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: texasatheist on May 10, 2012, 10:43:49 PM
Welcome to the forum, glad you got free of the myth this early on.  You will be able to move every step of the way forward thinking for yourself, that's a lot better off than some of your friends who are trapped in the thoughts of religiousness. 

Some great conversations around here, hope you enjoy yourself.
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Happy_Is_Good on May 12, 2012, 11:13:45 PM
Gee...if I were 17 again and an Atheist, I'd play the game differently - for I would be ruthless.  At 17, some girls get mighty frisky when they get the "Lord in 'em" so-to-speak.  I would leverage this fact to my advantage - over and over and over again.  Nevertheless, if you decide to go this route, then where a condom: practice safe religion. 
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Asmodean on May 12, 2012, 11:22:34 PM
Quote from: Happy_Is_Good on May 12, 2012, 11:13:45 PM
then where a condom: practice safe religion. 
No, you see, "where a condom" is what you ask yourself after waking up next to a strange hooker.  :P
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Amicale on May 12, 2012, 11:47:33 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on May 12, 2012, 11:22:34 PM
Quote from: Happy_Is_Good on May 12, 2012, 11:13:45 PM
then where a condom: practice safe religion. 
No, you see, "where a condom" is what you ask yourself after waking up next to a strange hooker.  :P

If you're already waking up next to them, it's probably too late to start looking for one. ;)
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Asmodean on May 12, 2012, 11:49:00 PM
...Unless you find it intact and still attahed to your penis  :P
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Hector Valdez on May 20, 2012, 12:20:39 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on May 08, 2012, 11:11:39 PM
I find most anime about as silly as most of them teen flicks on TV. No entertainment value for me what so ever. Same with superhero movies/comics, unless some seriously cool CG or other artwork is involved and/or the superhero dies.

And don't even get The Gray One started on the eyes! Ooh, them eyes...  >:(

Asmo, I got one thing for you: Ghost In the Shell. There's kind of a bit of sex-appeal with the main character, but make no mistake: It's not your typical anime.
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Asmodean on May 20, 2012, 12:27:36 AM
I don't see the sex appeal of obviously drawn or obviously CG characters. For that, books and movies with live ators are better.
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: technolud on May 20, 2012, 02:04:38 AM
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Hello, everyone! My name is Paul, and I'm a seventeen year old Atheist living in Alabama. I enjoy playing video games, watching anime, reading manga, and studying mathematics and science. This site is what sort of makes me mentally sane, because I am the only Atheist that attends my school. Anyways I hope all of you are having a great day!

Paul, a misunderstood seventeen year old in Alabama

Welcome aboard.  I lived in Arkansas for about a decade, I can imagine its lonely being an athiest in Alabama.  This is a nice group, real fast but well meaning.  Stick around some.

Technolud
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: OldGit on May 20, 2012, 10:31:46 AM
Welcome, Paul!  You're among friends here.
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: Firebird on May 20, 2012, 07:49:58 PM
Welcome!
Title: Re: Seventeen Year Old in Alabama
Post by: markmcdaniel on May 30, 2012, 05:35:08 AM
Welcome. It takes quite a bit of courage to admit to not beaning one of the crowd at your age. Don't be so sure that you are the one one though. At any rate you will finds lots of support here.