deconversion

LOL - I turned off the cassette tape in 1992...so yes, that was before I had a CD player. :-) Thanks for the encouragement. Yes I definitely feel some sadness at the loss of that whole fairy tale. It was a good one (as long as I kept my eyes closed ...

First things first. You turned off your CASSETTE TAPE??? CASSETTE TAPE? Really? Now, THAT is an old collection! I traded in my LPs for CDs in the 90s for crying out loud! On to more serious stuff, I know what you mean about the music. I can't ...

If you'll look over at the shelf that holds my music collection, there is a significant gap in the line of CDs there.Last night, I finally went through and removed what was left of my Christian CDs. These were the musicians who actually got me ...

Thanks everyone for your comments. You are right...so much beauty. It's okay if I'm a very small part. :) I just have to get used to it!

No god, no magic, LOTS of beauty! There's amazing beauty in art, nature, and science. There's beauty all over the place. Don't be blind to it.

Just look at how far our species has come, and all without the help of any gods. Those small deeds and effects start to add up. We still have a long way to go but that just means that we need your small deeds, and the small deeds of everyone else, ...

Roy: No.

<i>I won't be part of all that, but I'm OK with doing my small deeds and letting others do theirs. Together, we may make some beauty.</i> Leo, do you think reincarnation is a possibility?

<i>Now there is just small me + my small deeds = my small effects</i> This and the rest of what you wrote resonates well with me. I, and most other de-cons, went through this thinking. In some measure, the "solution" is in ...

Mystery Porcupine, Hello again. Not all is suckage. There is a god but most of us look for him/her/it in all the wrong places, namely the supernatural. I suggest that you look within. There you will find god. I hope you feel better ...