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Sheri berri
New Member
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 Posted - 02/20/2006 : 21:33:05 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by geo berri
This is probably as good a place as any to intro myself. I'm one of those exUMers. I think I'm going to fit in here like a warm pair of socks.
I discribe myself as a nontheist although I too don't like labels. I'm somewhere between an agnostic and atheist. I have a side of me that thinks in metaphysical terms. I have the utmost repect for science and lean more in that direction but I also believe that science has a lot to learn and discover.
I'm glad to see that I don't have to fight for my beliefs on this network. I've grown weary of arguing with young pie/guy in the sky fundies who's only belief is "jesus is my lord and savior" or " jesus will return and take me to heaven". It seems as though everything I said was considered "hate speech" to them.
I'm one who likes to learn about different philosophy's that actually make sense. From what I've seen this is probably that place.
Geo berri took the words out of my mouth I can't remeber a time that our opinions were anything but taken as hate nor were we ever asked anything by the fundies , the time i commented on that a fundie regular told me I was a woman and quite frankly she didn't have respect for womens opinions. Every day the small group of NB's that were there banded togehter and looked out for each other...I too am pleased so far Ican tell I'm actually being heard and regardless of my opinion its considered viable. This lady looked out for me alot maybe now we can just post in peace huh Geo??? Not to bring our drama here just so you know us a bit....Namaste Sheri |
WHEN ONE CEASES TO HAVE A SUBJECTIVE EXPEREINCE WITH 'GOD' , 'GOD' WILL NO LONGER EXIST
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 02/21/2006 : 01:33:25 [Permalink]
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I'm still chuckling over all the new berries we have here. I hope you don't mind my saying so.  |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 02/21/2006 : 02:29:32 [Permalink]
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Beskeptigal carved: quote:
I'm still chuckling over all the new berries we have here. I hope you don't mind my saying so.
Me, too. And when will we see Dingle_berri, beriberi, and marion-berri?
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 02/21/2006 : 02:59:57 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
Beskeptigal carved: quote:
I'm still chuckling over all the new berries we have here. I hope you don't mind my saying so.
Me, too. And when will we see Dingle_berri, beriberi, and marion-berri?
Great minds do indeed think alike..... Ya beat me to it.
I myself, am delighted to have the Berri Bunch here. We get many kinds, from brain-dead neo-cons to salty, old curmudgeons, to raving lunatics, and they are a breath of fresh air amongst the swamp gas.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2006 : 03:12:21 [Permalink]
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filthy flapped his mouth;
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I myself, am delighted to have the Berri Bunch here. We get many kinds, from brain-dead neo-cons to salty, old curmudgeons, to raving lunatics, and they are a breath of fresh air amongst the swamp gas.
Me, too, of course, I'm berry happy to see the fresh ideas. Honestly. BTW, how began the "Berry" theme?
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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moakley
SFN Regular
USA
1888 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2006 : 05:51:12 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Geri_Berri
What I can't stand is when some religious nut looks down on NB's (non believers) some have said that NB's have no intelligence ect..thats a load of coblers...I have yet to meet a religious person that is truly smart
Though I have met some rather intelligent and well read christians, my Father-in-Law and others. I do not disagree with your point.
I suspect that acceptance of the bible (koran, etc.) as the word of god and adherence to its tenets actually prevents many people from reaching their full potential. These religious text do not encourage progressive thinking, much less thinking outside the book. I also do a lot of head shaking (and letters to the editor) when I hear someone, in the public eye, speak with authority and confidence on topics they clearly know nothing about. For many knowing the "Truth" eliminates the need to understand the facts. |
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Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned. -Anonymous |
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geo berri
New Member
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2006 : 09:52:42 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
filthy flapped his mouth;
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I myself, am delighted to have the Berri Bunch here. We get many kinds, from brain-dead neo-cons to salty, old curmudgeons, to raving lunatics, and they are a breath of fresh air amongst the swamp gas.
Me, too, of course, I'm berry happy to see the fresh ideas. Honestly. BTW, how began the "Berry" theme?
That would be our lovely fearless leader Sheri Berri. Luv ya girl |
Throw open the windows of your life and let the winds of knowledge blow through your mind, geo |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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Posted - 02/21/2006 : 10:45:05 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Geri_Berri
What I can't stand is when some religious nut looks down on NB's (non believers) some have said that NB's have no intelligence ect..thats a load of coblers...I have yet to meet a religious person that is truly smart.
I have met many religious people who also happen to be smart. We may not see eye to eye on the religion thing, but hey, that happens. I have also met atheists, and other brands of NB's who are as dumb as a stump. As a rule, at least for myself, I try to see the individual. There are a lot of reasons why a person may choose to be religious, including the possibility that we are predisposed to such beliefs and all that goes with it for natural reasons that we don't fully understand yet.
I know how frustrating it can be to deal with religious fundamentalist thinking. Dealing with that is a chore that must be done for the sake of the advancement of science and, well, a whole lot of other things that can be as basic as protecting our freedoms and our security.
That said, most religious people are not fundamentalists. In my view we should avoid lumping and judgments about intelligence based on a persons religious beliefs, simply because they have them.
Skepticism is not a club where we get to slap each other on the back and bask in our own obviously superior intelligence. And it is not a club that does not allow religious people in. Again, we don't have to see eye to eye with everyone on everything to fight for a more, generally rational world.
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Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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zandore
New Member
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Posted - 02/21/2006 : 12:43:33 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by beskeptigal
I'm still chuckling over all the new berries we have here. I hope you don't mind my saying so.
I might be from the same Berri patch but "zandore berri" does not sound right. |
"No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2006 : 12:46:56 [Permalink]
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geo berri bellowed: quote:
That would be our lovely fearless leader Sheri Berri. Luv ya girl
Oh, good! Sheri Berri must be very charismatic, then. (I will restrain my anti-charismatic tendencies.)
The berry bunch appearing had, to me, something of the effect of sitting on a bench in the park, then noticing a smiling group of people walk up, all in identical uniforms. Not frightening in itself, but it definitely gets your attention. ; )
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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JohnOAS
SFN Regular
Australia
800 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2006 : 16:02:45 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
Great minds do indeed think alike..... Ya beat me to it.
My English teacher used to quip "and small ones seldom differ".
No wonder English was my least favourite subject at school. |
John's just this guy, you know. |
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Sheri berri
New Member
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Posted - 02/21/2006 : 16:08:34 [Permalink]
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| Thankyou you guys that is so nice, Zannie is definitly part of the berri bunch so is Shambala he felt the same it wouldn't of sounded right. Geo is our wisest berri, she is an inspiration to us girls we have learned much from her, bacca is the strength of our berris she asks the best questions and always takes a stand for herself and us, Geri is a sweetie she keeps us laughing and reminds us lighten up with a good laugh and she is the only religious one (sort of in our group she is respectful and is open minded, Zannie is the bible link god for lack of a better word he is a man of few words but profound he makes an impact no matter what he says. Shambala is berri brilliant and has a genius mind who is a great humanitarian and really lives a life that is a example for anyone maybe he will share his story its a great one very insoirational, then there's me Sheri I think I see a little of my berriness in all the other berri's we have become the dearest of freinds at UM and have stuck by and with each other and have lasted the longest.Tell us about you guys ..... namaste sheri |
WHEN ONE CEASES TO HAVE A SUBJECTIVE EXPEREINCE WITH 'GOD' , 'GOD' WILL NO LONGER EXIST
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
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JohnOAS
SFN Regular
Australia
800 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2006 : 21:58:54 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Sheri berri
Tell us about you guys ..... namaste sheri
There's an "introduce yourself" thread here.
Some of the "berries" have already posted there, as have many other SFN folk, it might be a good resource for this sort of thing all round. |
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