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Taxloss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-05 10:51 PM
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Big hugs to the A&A group.
:grouphug:

I'm glad I found you guys. The theist-atheist jousting in the other rooms has been depressing me and it's nice to have a little haven of freethought. It's ironic that the group that is free of God should involve the most stimulating soul-searching. And it's interesting that we respond to the current controversies with soul-searching and debate, and the Xians launch into persecution complexes.

Anyway, you guys rock. :grouphug:
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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-05 10:55 PM
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1. Searching only occurs if you don't think you have the answers
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. - Andre Gide
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fshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-05 11:43 PM
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2. Yup. And I have nearly none!
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Taxloss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-05 11:45 PM
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3. Answers?
All I have is questions. Answers would be nice.
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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-05 11:47 PM
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4. No absolute answers
But I think we may be getting a better idea of what the answers might be. Its a journey.
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Taxloss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-22-05 12:00 AM
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5. Of course "There is no answer"
A corollary of "there is no phantom leader". What is the answer? If there is supposed to be an answer, what was the question? Political Christianity is such a sham. Why don;t the progressive Christians wake up and protest?
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immoderate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-22-05 02:12 AM
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6. Closure is more important than truth to some.
People have a need to close the book, to complete the picture. It's unsettling that there is something unknowable.

They'll settle for a story. But nobody better punch holes in the story.

--IMM
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trotsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-22-05 02:52 PM
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7. Nice to have you here.
It's great to have a group where we can blow off a little steam, joke around, and yet still have some pretty informative discussions too.
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-22-05 08:32 PM
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8. I feel warm all over!
Hello from GMT+5! :hi:
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Cobalt Violet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-22-05 10:42 PM
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9. It's only a hand full or less that make those other rooms depressing.
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