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    So this guy I found on YouTube put it so well that I have to steal it: Atheism is a religion as much as not collecting stamps is a hobby. So to answer the question, no, atheism is not a religion as it's the complete lack of it. When I say God is cruel, etc, I mean were he real, the bible outlines (in my view) times in which he is cruel, unjust, merciless, and inconsistent, but I was always told he was none of those things. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Nah, I wouldn't consider myself the least bit agnostic. I still find myself wondering if there's a higher power causing bad things to happen to me, but really, I know there isn't. This is what I consider magical thinking left over from all my years being in the church. They get you when you're young and your mind is malleable and spend years brainwashing you. It's work to deny God every day, lol. Hey, no worries! We're all only human here. I don't hate religion, btw. I understand it gives people hope thinking that there's something on the other side. There's something greater than this. There's not, but if that helps someone carry on another day and gives them purpose (without infringing on the rights of others, I might add), then power to them.
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    We've had ice once so far. Knocked a bunch of trees over, it was so thick. No snow yet.
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    SCANDALOUS!
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    Lately, I've been making fried egg sandwiches. They're awesome. So first, I put mayonnaise on a couple slices of bread. Heat your skillet to about 175°C or 350°F then cut the heat to a medium-low. Fry your egg however you want. I prefer over hard for a fried egg sandwich. I love over easy, but runny yolks and sandwiches don't mix, imho. Once the egg is finished cooking, take it out of the skillet, put the bread in the skillet mayo side down, put a slice of cheese (I use American cheese product because let's be real, it ain't real cheese, but hot damn does it melt good) on one of the slices and the egg on top of the cheese. This traps the heat and makes the cheese super melty. Use the spatula to check the toastiness of your bread. You want it to be golden brown. It takes probably 2 minutes to get there. If you want to go the extra mile, add a sausage patty on top of the egg. I know mayo is a weird choice to some people. If you feel weird using mayo, use butter instead. But mayo will add a whole new dimension of flavor to the toasty side of your bread. You're missing out if you haven't tried it. My go-to lunchtime sandwich would be a good old turkey and Swiss sammy on potato bread with mayo, black pepper, lettuce, and pickles. Pepperidge Farms makes this potato bread that is just *chefs kiss* AGH! C'est magnifique. A little expensive as bread goes but so worth it. Havarti is some boss level cheese, hfs. A+ choice there.
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    Been on a huge Modest Mouse kick lately. Anyone else here listen to them? Favorite song?

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    503958 My Khajiit was once named Geophphoreigh. Now he is Pteauxneigh the Ptighgher. The English language is a masterpiece.
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    I have named my Khajiit Pteauxneigh the Ptighgher. I love the English language. 

    Btw, it's Tony the Tiger. 

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    Are you in one? Yes. Almost 5 years. Do you want one? Well, certainly not another one, haha! How do you feel around other couples? Eh. I don't really care. Even when I was single, I wasn't bitter toward those who did find it. I kinda stopped caring about my love life so heavily. Not sure if I matured or if I became jaded after so much lack of success. Probably some of Column A, some of Column B How many have you had? This is my sixth. This is, by and large, the longest I've ever been with someone. All the others ranged from one week to eight months. It's funny. My parents always told me I'd forget the names and faces of all the girls I ever dated. I didn't. It's been 13 years since my first girlfriend and I still remember everything. 11 years since the second and I remember her name and face vividly. It's not that I didn't move on. I just remember. Things might not have worked out, but I don't hate any of them. I was in a very dark place up until I was about 24 anyway. I wouldn't want to be with me in that place either. I'm in therapy these days. Trying to overcome a looooooot of years of physical and emotional abuse. Things are good in my current relationship, but we hit rough patches from time to time and I have a lot of trouble because of it so I'm pretty hopeful that therapy helps me to open up and talk so we can better communicate.
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    Atheist. I was raised a Christian. Southern Baptist, to be specific. But I started my drift away from the church beginning around the time I moved out of my parents' house in 2012. Over that time, I began to challenge my beliefs. I was doing things and adopting attitudes that didn't sit well with me. I also began to find God not as all forgiving and merciful, but as petty and cruel. That's a conversation for another thread. Also, the messages delivered to me hardly connected. When they did, they didn't fill me with hope and anticipation, but with anxiety. It was because the idea of heaven didn't fill me with those good feelings that I spent a lot of time feeling defective. I pondered for a long time why God created me this way. Why when I prayed, I never heard back (that is if he speaks to you). It was a rough time for me. So as of last year, I outed myself as a full blown atheist to a few select people who I knew would take it well. I got tired of sitting on the fence. I'm not interested in church or God or any of that. He doesn't speak to me because he doesn't exist. I've found no reason in other areas of life to believe he exists either. So anyway, that's my spiel.
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    music Favorite metal band

    lomk replied to Mach33's topic in Media Discussion

    Back when I was a teenager and listened to metal, it was Metallica all the way, haha Not quite as into metal as I used to be.
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    Life with my cats is such. Either: 1) You don't have a life outside of them or 2) You don't exist. There is no middle ground. It's cute. And dumb.

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    Atheist here: No. I'm against it, but all without the religious hocus pocus.
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