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I’m slow at times.  This is one.

The wonderful and always good read whydontyou tagged me for these ten questions.  I will answer them, but I’m reluctant to tag anybody as I’m such a social introvert.  The questions are interesting though, so I have enjoyed reading the responses around the ‘net.

Q1. How would you define “atheism”?

No god.

Q2. Was your upbringing religious? If so, what tradition?

No.  I would say that my parents brought me up with no religious ties.  Although I was spawn from a lustful Mormon affair that created a short, one year, shotgun marriage, so I have a lot of family that is LDS.  My step dad, who raised me with my mom, was raised Baptist, I believe, but he dropped most of that as an adult.

Q3. How would you describe “Intelligent Design”, using only one word?

goofy

Q4. What scientific endeavor really excites you?

Are they solving anything outside the realm of erectile dysfunction?

Q5. If you could change one thing about the “atheist community”, what would it be and why?

I’d like us all to get a place at atheistspace.com and then we could share all sorts of great adventures.

Q6. If your child came up to you and said “I’m joining the clergy”, what would be your first response?

“What?  You listening to country music now too?  Get out of my house!”

Wait.  Is this what I would say?  Let me change that.

“OK, good.  Let me know if you need anything.”

Q7. What’s your favourite theistic argument, and how do you usually refute it?

Not really a theistic argument.  Kind of a agnostic argument.  The “rather safe than sorry” argument.  I’m not sure if there is anything, but I’d rather believe and be wrong than not believe and end up in hell.  I hate this argument.  Be your own person and a whole lot less chicken shit.

Q8. What’s your most “controversial” (as far as general attitudes amongst other atheists goes) viewpoint?

Umm, atheists are known for saying there is no god.  So all controversy would surround that one statement.

Q9. Of the “Four Horsemen” (Dawkins, Dennett, Hitchens and Harris) who is your favourite, and why?

I’ll be honest.  I’m poorly read on the topic.  I said on a recent post that reading atheist books are simply preaching to the choir.  I tend to shy away from them and find more interest in reading other points of view.

Q10. If you could convince just one theistic person to abandon their beliefs, who would it be?

Ah hell, one is italicized.  My biggest problem is the government.  I’d really like to convince Congress.  Maybe they could stop passing legislation or grow a pair of collective balls to the Christian community who really think that this country was founded on Christian principles.

One person?  I’m going with Obama.  He would be a decent candidate if he would quite pandering to the Christian community.

Wow, that was fun.

If anybody else wants to answer, please copy and paste the questions only to fill in with your own answers.

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