57, married 35 yrs, retired in 2011.
Atheist, bonsai, motorcycles, cannabis, nude art model, cat lover, gardener. I do NOT auto follow back! Give me a reason.
I’m not avoiding church so I can live a life of debauchery. I am avoiding church because I can’t make sense of the people outside the church being kinder and more understanding then those inside the church who gave me pat answers and shame with a side of victim blaming for 25 yrs
@cdelvallejr Do you have a similar list of advice to men to avoid raping?
That's where we really need to start.
Women should be able to walk naked down the street and not get raped if all the men would be decent.
I do understand that at present, they are NOT.
@rjeff74@AnnaGraceWood@Rukundo84314937 I read it with an open mind, hoping to find out more about this god folks talk about. I've read other "holy" books too, and they're no better than the bible.
SO many gods to pick from, SO many religions, who would I KNOW if any of them are real, right?
Seriously.
@jebbernoah@AnnaGraceWood It's easy to make claims, and then say that the only proof will come after you're dead. You could literally claim anything, and never be proven wrong. How convenient!
We're all going to die. Everyone & every thing that ever lived, is dead. It's part of the process.
@HighGravityAles@rjeff74@AnnaGraceWood The bible story SAYS there were 500 witnesses.
I'm not prepared to just take them at their word, considering how much else in the bible is clearly NOT true.
I could line up 500 witnesses to Spiderman tomorrow.
Still wouldn't make him real.
Eyewitnesses are often unreliable.
This Memorial Day, let’s remember the men and women who sacrificed everything for the people they served with and the country they loved. We owe them all an enormous debt of gratitude.
Let's be clear. If 10 Republican Senators cannot even vote for a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection, 10 Republican Senators will not vote for anything meaningful to improve the lives of the American people. We must abolish the filibuster & act now.
@AnnaGraceWood@Rukundo84314937@rjeff74 Many believers finally read the bible on their own, rather than just having the good parts read to them on Sundays, & became convinced that there IS no god, & de-converted this way.
A good reading of the bible is the quickest path to atheism.
@AnnaGraceWood@Rukundo84314937@rjeff74 Read it cover to cover, and back again. Most parts many times. Clearly man made, with no hint of divine influence.
Written by men who didn't know where the sun went at night, or what caused storms or disease.
Why would we trust that these men got anything right?
I don't.