Comments on: How I (Ron Gold) Became an Atheist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/04/24/how-i-ron-gold-became-an-atheist/ by Hemant Mehta Mon, 28 May 2012 07:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Ron Gold http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/04/24/how-i-ron-gold-became-an-atheist/#comment-303018 Ron Gold Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:32:51 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=10830#comment-303018 Thanks for the feedback. Sabio - like the taxonomy idea. Thanks for the feedback.

Sabio – like the taxonomy idea.

]]> By: Kate http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/04/24/how-i-ron-gold-became-an-atheist/#comment-302511 Kate Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:37:03 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=10830#comment-302511 Hahah I love it - and I had an upbringing very similar to you!! Great read. :) Hahah I love it – and I had an upbringing very similar to you!! Great read. :)

]]> By: Lorena http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/04/24/how-i-ron-gold-became-an-atheist/#comment-302295 Lorena Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:04:43 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=10830#comment-302295 No wonder you are "friendly." You never had to put up with religious shit. That explains it. No wonder you are “friendly.” You never had to put up with religious shit. That explains it.

]]> By: SarahH http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/04/24/how-i-ron-gold-became-an-atheist/#comment-302251 SarahH Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:03:21 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=10830#comment-302251 I love hearing stories like yours. Maybe someday that will be a much more common type of story :-) I love hearing stories like yours. Maybe someday that will be a much more common type of story :-)

]]> By: Revyloution http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/04/24/how-i-ron-gold-became-an-atheist/#comment-302220 Revyloution Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:28:09 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=10830#comment-302220 It looks like you had a childhood very similar to mine, though I never struggled with the 4 gods of kiddom. I feel lucky that I never had to go through the struggle of shaking off a belief. I always wondered what it would be like to loose belief in something. 'Til last year. Watching Alan Greenspan talking on the floor of the Senate shook loose the last strings holding together my belief in Libertarianism. Its an odd feeling having something you knew to be 'true' that you now see as naive. It looks like you had a childhood very similar to mine, though I never struggled with the 4 gods of kiddom. I feel lucky that I never had to go through the struggle of shaking off a belief. I always wondered what it would be like to loose belief in something.

‘Til last year. Watching Alan Greenspan talking on the floor of the Senate shook loose the last strings holding together my belief in Libertarianism. Its an odd feeling having something you knew to be ‘true’ that you now see as naive.

]]> By: Sabio http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/04/24/how-i-ron-gold-became-an-atheist/#comment-302184 Sabio Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:22:07 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=10830#comment-302184 Just today I was daydreaming of categorizing atheists into types. A taxonomy always has a purpose, however, and first, I wanted to be clear on my purpose. So I am still thinking. But something has to be said for: Atheists who are: 1) Ex-believers 2) Raised religiously but never religious 3) Parental relationships 4) Societal benefits and others. So, I'd love it if other readers could help me think of a Atheist Taxonomy. My guess is that though most of us want to think we decided to be atheists, instead, we became atheists and then thought up reasons why. Just today I was daydreaming of categorizing atheists into types. A taxonomy always has a purpose, however, and first, I wanted to be clear on my purpose. So I am still thinking.
But something has to be said for:
Atheists who are:
1) Ex-believers
2) Raised religiously but never religious
3) Parental relationships
4) Societal benefits
and others. So, I’d love it if other readers could help me think of a Atheist Taxonomy. My guess is that though most of us want to think we decided to be atheists, instead, we became atheists and then thought up reasons why.

]]> By: SeanG http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/04/24/how-i-ron-gold-became-an-atheist/#comment-302183 SeanG Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:16:40 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=10830#comment-302183 Happy blog birthday, Ron. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Happy blog birthday, Ron. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/04/24/how-i-ron-gold-became-an-atheist/#comment-302177 Jesse Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:35:51 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=10830#comment-302177 Testify! Amen. Testify!

Amen.

]]> By: Ron Gold http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/04/24/how-i-ron-gold-became-an-atheist/#comment-302175 Ron Gold Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:34:59 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=10830#comment-302175 This should also take care of my meme duties for "The Ages of Your Religious Transformation": http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/04/23/the-ages-of-your-religious-transformation/ This should also take care of my meme duties for “The Ages of Your Religious Transformation”:

http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/04/23/the-ages-of-your-religious-transformation/

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