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Kelpie
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I've seen this site pop up on fstdt for quite a while, and have always been impressed that this site seems to accommodate sensible folks to balance out some of the more...creatively inclined. I recently decided to make an account in case I ever wanted to participate in some of the threads. Since I created an account, I suppose I have to make an introduction, so here it is, religion as relevant to my life:
I am agnostic, mostly because I can't really argue against omnipotent beings. If there are omnipotent beings, they can certainly choose to present themselves however they like, or not present themselves at all. Regardless, none of them, if they exist, seem to have taken an interest in me, so I don't really have an interest in any of them.
I did not grow up in a religious family. My parents decided that since we live in a country that has a large Christian presence, they should put me and my sister in a church to see if we liked religion. They chose a Presbyterian church that was close by, and I think I attended for about a year, maybe less, before my parents decided the religion thing wasn't catching on with either of their daughters. Honestly, I think it puzzled me more than anything. I was quite young, and the idea that people were talking about magic and myths as if they were real was very perplexing! I remember having conversations with my Sunday School teacher about it, and she patiently tried to explain "faith" to me, but I just did not understand.
Religion really didn't factor in my life after that for a long time (except as something of an annoyance on the sidelines.) Eventually I met my future husband who is a very devoted Mormon, and his father who is a devoted fundamentalist Baptist! Plus, they lived in Texas! Nooooooo! Suddenly religion was back with a vengeance.
Well, religion is obviously ever-present in my life now. My husband would love for me to go to church with him (I have a few times, but it's extremely boring, and I hate dressing in uncomfortable clothes.) It has been kind of eye-opening. I thought before that religion was a way of thinking that hinders a person from becoming their best, but I've seen now that my husband has actually been helped by his belief system. I'm not thoroughly convinced that it is helpful on a large scale, but it does seem useful for some individuals.
Let's see...random information: I live with my husband in Texas on about five acres. I have a little menagerie that includes a dog we picked up off the street when she was a puppy (her mother was there, but dead), a gorgeous brazilian rainbow boa (she's my baby), three birds, and a fish. We're planning on working on adding a little human creature in the next few months. I work in online sales for a rather popular chain of book stores. My husband may become a stay-at-home-dad when we add the human to the menagerie. (He's conservative in a lot of ways, and is a bit jittery about leaving children in the care of someone other than their parents.) I'll probably spend most of my time in threads regarding earth science if I choose to post in these forums.
I'll be surprised if anyone bothers to read this introduction. Usually people seem to lose their attention after a few sentences. If you do get this far, it is nice to meet you.
I am agnostic, mostly because I can't really argue against omnipotent beings. If there are omnipotent beings, they can certainly choose to present themselves however they like, or not present themselves at all. Regardless, none of them, if they exist, seem to have taken an interest in me, so I don't really have an interest in any of them.
I did not grow up in a religious family. My parents decided that since we live in a country that has a large Christian presence, they should put me and my sister in a church to see if we liked religion. They chose a Presbyterian church that was close by, and I think I attended for about a year, maybe less, before my parents decided the religion thing wasn't catching on with either of their daughters. Honestly, I think it puzzled me more than anything. I was quite young, and the idea that people were talking about magic and myths as if they were real was very perplexing! I remember having conversations with my Sunday School teacher about it, and she patiently tried to explain "faith" to me, but I just did not understand.
Religion really didn't factor in my life after that for a long time (except as something of an annoyance on the sidelines.) Eventually I met my future husband who is a very devoted Mormon, and his father who is a devoted fundamentalist Baptist! Plus, they lived in Texas! Nooooooo! Suddenly religion was back with a vengeance.
Well, religion is obviously ever-present in my life now. My husband would love for me to go to church with him (I have a few times, but it's extremely boring, and I hate dressing in uncomfortable clothes.) It has been kind of eye-opening. I thought before that religion was a way of thinking that hinders a person from becoming their best, but I've seen now that my husband has actually been helped by his belief system. I'm not thoroughly convinced that it is helpful on a large scale, but it does seem useful for some individuals.
Let's see...random information: I live with my husband in Texas on about five acres. I have a little menagerie that includes a dog we picked up off the street when she was a puppy (her mother was there, but dead), a gorgeous brazilian rainbow boa (she's my baby), three birds, and a fish. We're planning on working on adding a little human creature in the next few months. I work in online sales for a rather popular chain of book stores. My husband may become a stay-at-home-dad when we add the human to the menagerie. (He's conservative in a lot of ways, and is a bit jittery about leaving children in the care of someone other than their parents.) I'll probably spend most of my time in threads regarding earth science if I choose to post in these forums.
I'll be surprised if anyone bothers to read this introduction. Usually people seem to lose their attention after a few sentences. If you do get this far, it is nice to meet you.