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Sorry; your headstrong, rational and upfront nature inevitably brings certain preconcieved notions to the surface of my mind. Do you look anything like that? lawl




Oh, and:


My *phase* was somewhat reversed in that I grew up in a religious environment and ended up being on the opposite side of a dogmatic lifestyle. If you would have told me 10, 15 years ago that I would eventually be an atheist, I would have laughed in your face and denied it.


How hardcore were your parents, in terms of religion?

k bai.

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I couldn't see your second image, but if the first link is indicative of the idea that my screen moniker means I am a disgruntled femme nazi, then I'll have to correct you - for I am neither a feminist, or a nazi, or even angry, for that matter. I've probably posted this at least a dozen times, but I'll say it again for clarity: my user name was adopted from a thoroughbred racehorse.

Sorry; your headstrong, rational and upfront nature inevitably brings certain preconcieved notions to the surface of my mind.

No need for sorry, you're entitled to your own pre-conceived notions :D

But rationality should be presented in an "upfront" manner though, yes? Otherwise it would be quite wishy-washy, which is completely contradictory to rational. As for being headstrong, I have no excuses for that. Unless of course you want to attribute it to my astrological sign (Aries, the headstrong ram) - in which I'd be really tempted to be rationally upfront with you and call out astrology for the bullshit I believe it to be. :D

Do you look anything like that? lawl

lawl. No, I really don't. I'm quite average-looking and non-descript. Bet you couldn't pick me out of a crowd, and if you did - I think you would agree that my appearance does not mimick that of an agitated femme-nazi.

How hardcore were your parents, in terms of religion?

k bai.

My parent is an armchair Southern Baptist Christian, but not of the evangelical or fundamentalist variety, and I didn't live with them until I was nearly a full-fledged teenager. Growing up, I had stand-in *foster* parents that were complete nutjobs (flaming Pentecostals and strict Catholics). Most of the people currently in my life who are close to me are religious. And most of them, today, are pretty decent people that I enjoy being around. Our differences in spiritual beliefs hardly ever comes up.

I would have preferred that you emailed your inquiries to me versus making a thread about it, since it really doesn't require or isn't encouraging the input of other posters.

But rationality should be presented in an "upfront" manner though, yes? Otherwise it would be quite wishy-washy, which is completely contradictory to rational. As for being headstrong, I have no excuses for that.

You need no excuses, upfront ftw. On the other hand, ArmsMerchant has, in the past, articulated his views on God poetically and it was nice. I generally prefer upfront when seeking srs. answers; though I wouldn't trust most of Arms' viewpoints anyway

I'm an Aries too [2nd April], formerly stubborn and determined - though I've pacified somewhat since earlier times.

Yes astrology is "bullshit", as you prefer to articulate it.

Apologies for my lack of pic-posting skillz. Thanks for the life story, I frequently view this forum without posting and you contribute a lot to it. So I was curious about you and your background - where you're coming from.

If you'd like, you can delete the thread now or just leave it be