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Hello everyone
I'm Mónica, I'm a sociologist (well, kind of.. I still have about a year of paperwork before graduation :P), a linux geek, spelling nazi, metal music lover and the proud mom of a 4 year old french poodle
I started lots of new things for me this year: MFP, running, cycling to and from work and actually commiting to a healthier lifestyle.
I was raised in a very, very, VERY catholic family (but they're horrible to people) and started my journey towards being an "out of the closet atheist" around the age of 10 or 12, when I started taking History lessons at school. By the time I was 15, I was totally sure that religions blind people, but I didn't feel understood by anyone. I didn't just live with a catholic family (and I mean the whole family... grandma, aunts, uncles, cousins... everyone!), I went to a catholic school and had to go to mass once a week during school time.
However, when I made it to the university everything changed
most of my classmates are also atheists, or non-believers, or are at least very critical about their own religion... so no fanatism to deal with there! Also sociology has given me a deeper perspective on religions, and how useful they are to a specific part of the society in order to keep the rest of the people subdued.
Feel free to add me if you want to chat or support each other, just let me know you're from this group 0 -
Want me to be your geeky atheist grandma? I figured out a long time ago that religion puts walls between people and is generally bad for women. For those about to rock, we salute you! (AC/DC)0
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Hi,
I am a Brit living in SoCal.
My parents and grandparents represented most of the major religions in the world (Jewish, Catholic, CofE, Muslim, Agnostic, Baptist), and as such I was pretty much left to come to my own conclusions.
There is no God.
Since moving to the US in 1999, I have become more and more anti-relgion. Twenty years ago I barely cared about it, I avoided the scarier and crazier ones (Jehovahs and Born agains), but in general barely thought about it. In the UK nobody cares, what church you go to, or avoid, is simply not relevant. (Unless you are a nut-job).
Since I have lived here, though I have become more and more outspoken. WHEN the watercoler conversation rolls around to 'So, what church do you go to', I simply say that I think that I am an atheist and that I prefer to spend my Sunday mornings doing some good in the community.....
So, I am outspoken and blunt and I rail heavily against anyone pushing their brand of worship.0 -
Hi, I'm a 36 year old Brit with a lot of weight to lose. I guess I joined this group because no matter what message board I seem to read through there will be someone who says "put your faith in God" to lose weight and needed this group as a bit of an antidote from all of that.
Religion has never been a part of who I am, I was brought up basically with no religion but I think a lot of British people will say that. The concept of a god never really entered into my upbringing. As an adult I now class myself as Atheist.
I'm now determined to lose weight and exercise more and all challenges and all successes will be because of me and my decisions.
My loves are science, music, science fiction, learning.
A lack of a god makes the world just seem more amazing to me.
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Welcome to the group. I completely understand what you mean. Believers are so convinced that their weight loss is credit to their god and their weight gains are their own failures. It makes no sense to me.0
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My name is Charlie and I will be on the MFP membership 2 weeks tomorrow. I decided to check out the MFP groups today. I am happy to find like minded people on MFP and am relieved that there is a group that takes full responsibility for their successes and failures instead of on an imaginary deity.
Much of my family have it in their heads that there is a higher power that we can't see. I used to be that way until I started questioning ALL the religions and why there wasn't a universal way to worship god. Stemming from that idea, I soon began to realize the truth, and as a famous fictional character once said: "The truth will set you free".
Any friend requests would be appreciated. Thanx0 -
Hi I'm Jeanette. I live near Dallas TX. Been back on Mfp for about a month after being gone for awhile. I am a life long atheist. I have never believed god0
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Welcome new people. I was raised in a Catholic family. I had to learn that the bible did not manifest our of magic after I quit being a child. Being an atheist wasn't an option for me as a child. Now that I am an adult I have had to accept that my lack of faith has caused something of a rift between me and my mother. I admit that the indoctrination I went through is pretty powerful. Every once in a while that crushing Catholic guild will rear its ugly head and the fear of hell will creep in to my mind. When that happens I have to remind myself that it is just a story book written by people.0
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It's familiar to to me when you speak of hell, I have some fears out of nowhere sometimes from all the stories I used to hear when I was a kid.
I think it's just natural for humans to fear the unknown and many thoughts will pop in their heads trying to discern the possible explanations for the unknown. I grew up with many ghost stories and I'm sure you can guess what pops in my head when a strange noise is made, lol.
I'm glad most of my family has accepted my lack of faith (from outward appearances anyway), in fact my mom tells me she prays for me, I tell her I appreciate it and she's happy with that. I thinks she finds a glimmer of hope in that, but thats cool.0 -
Hey! Started MFP about a month ago... Mom to 4 yr old twins, married to a fantastic man, History major soon to graduate and work on a master's, and I work part-time cleaning at my college. I eat as much organic and locally sourced food as possible. No diet in particular... kind of a mixture of the "eat more to weigh less", "in place of a roadmap", and "clean eating" ideas. I do my best to get in cardio, 10,000 steps a day and I love lifting weights. Also, I knew I'd find you heathens! :P0
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Hello all. Just started using MFP to track my diet and exercise. I've been an Atheist for awhile and definitely get irked when people use "God's will or God's plan" for things that happen or don't happen in life. I am not sure how much support/motivation I can find online, but do not need empty faith-based platitudes for support.0
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Hi everybody! I just joined this group yesterday (go figure), but I've been a declared agnostic atheist since about 14. Mostly I'm here at MFP to lose some weight before I get too old and it becomes more difficult to get it off. I also want to live a generally healthier lifestyle.0
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It is nice to see all the new faces please post new topics of you own for discussion. Open dialogue is what this is all about and I get sick and tired of feeling like the only agnostic atheist in the world.0
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Hello,
I'm Lisa, an atheist since age 12. I was raised a Southern Baptist and spent one year in Catholic school, so they beat any faith I ever did have right out of me. LOL
I am married and live in central Texas and I am glad to meet y'all.0 -
Hi Lisa, welcome to the group!0
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Hi! I'm a general-purpose skeptic. In addition to not believing in deities, I am skeptical of alt-med (there is a name for CAM that is demonstrably effective. It's called "medicine."), bro-science and everything else not supported by evidence.
I'm a bit of an anti-theist as well because of the great harm I see coming out of religion in the world.
I currently wear a FitBit Flex--my fourth FitBit product and my seventh FitBit overall. (I have put several FitBits that attach to clothing through the washer, which is why I am now trying the Flex. See if I can avoid destroying another $100 item. LOL) I would generally like to be more active and healthier, but I absolutely do not see the value in obsessing over it. I consider quality of life more important than quantity and would rather than eat what I enjoy than live to be 100. Or even 80. I'm a cancer survivor (bladder) and have both fibromyalgia and central pain syndrome.
I work in IT. I am disabled and walk with a cane. I motorcycle. I camp rather avidly, and own a home-built teardrop camper, which is in my profile picture.
I have a low tolerance for stupid.0 -
Oohh, I'm also a female Linux geek, and a spelling and grammar nazi! HI!0
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I love your camper spookiefox!
Hello all. My journey to atheism came about from going to church and Sunday school as a child and teen and always feeling uncomfortable about being expected to worship some invisible man with a son born to a virgin and who died for me before I was even born. It all seemed so ridiculous.
Then I went to university and studied evolution and genetics and I became a loud and proud atheist. I'm fortunate that I live in a country where I feel that I can be loud and proud about it. I know some atheists who live elsewhere (mainly the USA) and they feel the need to keep it quite. I've upset a couple of my international graduate students by (nicely) telling them that I'm an atheist in response to their offers to pray for me if I'm sick with a cold, or have applied for a promotion etc. I don't understand why some people assume that we all worship the sky fairy.
I joined MFP to track my calories and try to avoid putting on weight, which seems to happen to just about everyone in my family. I venture into the general forums sometimes and I usually get myself into trouble because I have an aversion to ignorance and pseudoscience which seems to dominate. I know I should stay away but it's like having chocolate in my cupboard...once it's there I just can't stay away from it.0 -
PS. I also should add, I learned about IIFYM and 16:8 intermittent fasting here on MFP and as much as possible, follow them both to keep my weight stable. They really seem to work for me. 0
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Hey guys my names Aaron, I'm 29 and have been an atheist for quite some time. I can't really pinpoint what age, I do remember being very skeptical even at an early age. I was raised in a Catholic family and had to go through the whole ccd processes until my conformation. Around this time I was forced to stay an extra year by my mom for my lack of faith. I guess it never made a whole lot of sense to me, but i think i started referring my self as an atheist in my early 20's, before that I never gave it much thought.
Anyways, glad to find some like minded people and your welcome to add me.0
