In reply to "m2" who wrote the following:
> On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 09:08:50 GMT, RIB <rib@rack.com> wrote:
> >
> > Wadaya mean you ain't got no friends? Yah all have me buddy :-)
>
> Thanks, RIB. It's a long and complex situation how I got here, and
> yes, I do have friends and family still living, but they are all in
> different worlds, so to speak, so my isolation is self-inflicted for
> my own "survival" so to speak... so to speak, i say that too much!
> But I am better off alone for now than to continually pretend to be
> someone I am not, just to have a social life.
>
> It's not just gender issues, but the biggest hurdle is my new
> religion, if you'd call it that, because while I was in the cult for 5
> years, I kept the same mindset for another 30 years, seeking to find
> other Christians who understood the Bible from the same perspective as
> me, with reverence for truth above all.. never did, never could, then
> luckily one night, while reading it, I realized my own fraud that had
> been in my face all along, that Jesus was a creationist and thus the
> whole things was bollocks. I was a victim of my own childhood
> indoctrination that science and Jesus were compatible, which is a
> falsehood... so technically, I didn't change religions at all, but my
> view evolved to see Jesus as a great but mistaken/misguided
> philosopher. It is plain as day, except that nobody I know seems to
> care about truth versus falsehood, they just want to stick to whatever
> they currently believe, and can't stand to talk about or examine their
> beliefs... which I can understand, of course, why should I give a
> shit about all this, except that I feel partly responsible for helping
> to promote this false way for 35 years, and want to help others to see
> and snap out of the ugly insane "culture wars" that are likely to
> destroy the planet, because one side of this fight doesn't care about
> the destruction because God is going to give them a new earth after
> this "evil" one is destroyed.... insane!
>
> Thanks for suggesting about the junk email addresses. That actually
> occured to me last night as the easiest way to connect. But I'm not
> looking to make new online friends, as typing is such a painful way to
> talk when everythig is long stories with me. I just wanted to pass
> along that free unlimited usenet account, partly just to force me to
> quit downloading stuff I'll probably never watch. If Spike doesn't
> want it, you can have it. I have some junk addresses already, if I
> can remember where they are. I'll post one later.
>
> Thanks for writing, by the way. I appreciate the warmth and kind
> words.
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I was brought up to be a devout christian, receiving a church school education.
It didn't take me as long as you to realize that creationism and science are
not compatible. I was a confirmed atheist by the time I turned 17. I like and
practice christian values but that's it for me.Spike and I will always lend you
an ear if you feel the need :-) I'll take a look at that account if Spike isn't
interested.
RIB.
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