http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#b41022aa-495c-416f-b861-a15b290b56a0 So I guess it comes down to the definition of atheism. I don't believe that there is a superior being somewhere, that created heaven and earth. But at the same time, I don't believe that we can see all that exists. There's a lot out there that we don't see or understand. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:19:08 GMT http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#b41022aa-495c-416f-b861-a15b290b56a0 Lester 2009-03-23T22:19:08Z http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#3d96df72-afe9-495a-b10e-b87dd0cdf894 I definitely believe in psychic abilities and they don't mean there is a supreme being. The brain is still a complete mystery to us. I also believe in ghosts but I don't believe in a god/goddess/flying spaghetti monster. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:26:27 GMT http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#3d96df72-afe9-495a-b10e-b87dd0cdf894 ~Ms. Purity~ 2009-03-23T14:26:27Z http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#f330b6e0-0c87-4205-8870-29ac3dded448 If it happened only once, I would also call it a coincidence, but there were many other instances. Like you, I tried to explain it away, but it was often difficult. I think the difference between me and the religious people is that I don't claim to understand it. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:34:50 GMT http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#f330b6e0-0c87-4205-8870-29ac3dded448 Lester 2008-09-03T18:34:50Z http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#be8a65ca-ada2-4062-b0a0-c12ca4396524 Well, yesterday I played poker with some friends and i wanted to win. Then at some point I had a "full hand", later won the evening and don understand how I did that. So there must be something out there??????????????????? We should not take pure coincidences as a sign of anything, as do the religious, the esoteric and a bunch of other idiots who cannot accept that the world ain't much sense in itself. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:27:54 GMT http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#be8a65ca-ada2-4062-b0a0-c12ca4396524 $item.owner.firstName 2008-09-03T16:27:54Z http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#2535ced1-bea4-45be-abb3-be6d7ba235b9 I think we all should admit we don't understand everything. Athiest or not. I know that electricity and gravity are more powerful than I am. They've both gotten the best of me a number of times. I don't believe in any religion, or a supreme being, but I have experienced things that have convinced me that there is something out there. I just don't claim to understand it. I projected my feelings to a loved one, and she received them, and called me on the phone to tell me to knock it off, she was trying to drive. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:55:22 GMT http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#2535ced1-bea4-45be-abb3-be6d7ba235b9 Lester 2008-08-07T00:55:22Z http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#4f6d7065-72cd-4713-8054-40f009835bbc Hello - you can be an atheist and still believe in powers greater than yourself, such as electrictiy, gravity or the world. I'm pretty convinced of their existence. We just don't believe that these forces have a personal interest in our affairs and well-being. You can be an atheist and admit you don't understand everything. I think that humility is important, or we could become extremist and arrogant - like the worst of religious people. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:30:22 GMT http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#4f6d7065-72cd-4713-8054-40f009835bbc Hadley 2008-08-05T17:30:22Z http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#7d3b1736-ef9e-4dff-87fc-1deb96515295 Ok, so that sounds like one against. I also don't believe in any supreme being. Looks like a dead tribe anyway. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:45:11 GMT http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#7d3b1736-ef9e-4dff-87fc-1deb96515295 Lester 2008-07-27T23:45:11Z http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#a3689fa2-2a7d-453d-b89d-54ae810852bc Why do you want to join the childfree atheists tribe if you're not an atheist? Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:47:09 GMT http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#a3689fa2-2a7d-453d-b89d-54ae810852bc Steve e 2008-07-25T05:47:09Z http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#1092cfa5-bbb7-4b72-bf3d-fcac5104ae75 I just ran across this tribe, and it looks like it might not be very active any more. But I decided to join anyway, and ask you all a question. And I will abide by the majority of your answers. I am definitely, no question, for sure, child free. I made that decision when I was in my teens, and have now been shooting blanks for 31 years. I also used to be an athiest. Completely. Now, in the past few years, I have seen some things that tell me without a doubt that there is something out there that I don't understand. I don't believe it's Jesus, or any other diety promoted by mainstream religions. But things happened to me that were unexplainable other than there being something out there. So am I an athiest, or at least enough of one to participate here? I read all the posts here, and you seem like an interesting group of people. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:32:06 GMT http://childfreeatheists.tribe.net/thread/e920121e-54f3-4cee-a035-c6bfbfc65c95#1092cfa5-bbb7-4b72-bf3d-fcac5104ae75 Lester 2008-07-17T02:32:06Z