Reply #92: sweetheart's post was absolutely bracing

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Thanks sweetheart... I'm going back to re-read it!

Your statement about having a "deeply-held atheism" also got my attention. Being raised Christian, I never really believed in the religion but in my teens began searching for something to believe in. Eventually I settled on humanistic principles and have been exploring them in different ways (um, politics :) ) over the years.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2356226&mesg_id=2359083&page=

Atheism is a part of my humanism, and I used to think that all atheists are that way. But I don't think so anymore and I'm concerned because some atheists become caught-up in a negative mindset and are pessimistic about people in general.