tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356277961656468139.post5542636124457552854..comments2023-07-05T00:47:47.466-05:00Comments on The Freedom of Nonbelief: Beginnings BlogfestTimothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356277961656468139.post-14780806513858379032013-01-15T11:28:03.753-06:002013-01-15T11:28:03.753-06:00Yeah. I grew up being encouraged to question reas...Yeah. I grew up being encouraged to question reasons. I took it to the logical conclusion, much to chagrin of my friends and some family.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356277961656468139.post-70058412382665109172013-01-15T11:27:04.134-06:002013-01-15T11:27:04.134-06:00That is one of the reasons I wanted to do this blo...That is one of the reasons I wanted to do this blog. I often felt like I was the only one among my friends.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356277961656468139.post-85662674543606969762013-01-13T19:01:37.818-06:002013-01-13T19:01:37.818-06:00I'm thrilled to meet other atheists, because i...I'm thrilled to meet other atheists, because it seems like such a rarity. I think being atheist is quite a lonely thing, not because we're missing out on God but because the majority of the world seems to be existing on another plane (a believing plane that is). I do believe in stuff, but just not God stuff. :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356277961656468139.post-67912311848525697022013-01-09T23:23:29.444-06:002013-01-09T23:23:29.444-06:00Having grown up in a devoutly Christian home, I ha...Having grown up in a devoutly Christian home, I have a lot of friends and family with those beliefs and I love them dearly. I just don't agree with them anymore. Sometimes I feel really lonely in a blogosphere that seems heavily weighted to very religious people. I'm glad to meet someone who shares my perspective on metaphysics.Azarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472061794664458543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356277961656468139.post-40317472506438366052013-01-09T13:56:12.674-06:002013-01-09T13:56:12.674-06:00Thank you for having this blogfest!! And congrats ...Thank you for having this blogfest!! And congrats on 1 year.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356277961656468139.post-47602809191238261112013-01-09T13:51:32.407-06:002013-01-09T13:51:32.407-06:00I've never fit in with religion. Anything tha...I've never fit in with religion. Anything that says I shouldn't ask questions about certain things and just accept what I'm told has always seemed shady to me. I've thought like this since I was a kid too. I find religion fascinating, which is one reason why I studied philosophy and religion in college alongside my writing major. I also studied the neurology of religious experience in one class, and that was a great time where I learned a lot. <br /><br />I just can't accept the so-called truth of something just because it was written down a long time ago. I like science because it always questions itself and demands evidence.<br /><br />I also have no problem with people believing what they believe. I just don't like people trying to convert me.<br /><br />Thanks for participating in my blogfest!L.G. Keltnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356277961656468139.post-65892594060451413782013-01-09T13:31:02.615-06:002013-01-09T13:31:02.615-06:00Thanks! I try. I don't always succeed, but I t...Thanks! I try. I don't always succeed, but I try.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356277961656468139.post-4181503622088528322013-01-09T13:29:47.499-06:002013-01-09T13:29:47.499-06:00It seems to me you are a thinker and a questioning...It seems to me you are a thinker and a questioning mind. I like those traits very much!Al Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356277961656468139.post-57210446616731569372013-01-09T12:12:35.524-06:002013-01-09T12:12:35.524-06:00Surprisingly I seem to be flying under their radar...Surprisingly I seem to be flying under their radar. But since part of the title here is "Freedom" I am happy to have people find their own freedoms. So maybe I am not much of a target.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356277961656468139.post-57073318435143956442013-01-09T07:22:01.246-06:002013-01-09T07:22:01.246-06:00I'm not an atheist, but I no longer take part ...I'm not an atheist, but I no longer take part in organized religion. Since I grew up in the church, that's been a huge change for me. I'm much happier with just a personal relationship with God rather than dealing with church and the people in it. Good luck with this blog. The Fundamentalists will hate it! LOL!Jolie du Prehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134800013010890881noreply@blogger.com