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starling · 06-01-2003, 06:08 PM

Hi! Won't waste your time for very long, just wanted to get my stance out there for anyone who wonders where I am in the great questions of life. Basically I'm a non-anthrocentric, agnostic and terribly open minded representative multiple. Whee.

By non-anthrocentric I refer to the tendancy for me to treat everything with equal regard and respect. Everything. Roses aren't the closest flower to God in my mind, and you can guess where that puts the almighty species of humanity.

By agnostic, I'm really not sure. See, my problem is I can't seem to believe in anything. If someone tied me down and said, "What is the closest to truth you can possibly say," I would answer, "It is impossible to tell whether or not there is God," in the sense of God as some spiritual entity/ies external to our universe acting on us from above. For that reason, I consider myself agnostic. I'm not willing to say, "There is no God," and I'm not willing to say, "There is God." (Forgive my Judeo-Christian terms, being raised in a country full of Protestant Catholic Christians and speaking a language severely affected by Christianity has its effect.)

I was told to be agnostic you had to believe that it's literally impossible to know the supernatural. But I haven't turned over every rock yet, so lacking beliefs, you might consider me atheist. Go ahead, I stand by my earlier statement. (What, that knowing God is impossible?) No, that I can't seem to believe in anything. (So you don't believe you are agnostic?) Quiet, you.

By terribly open minded, I refer to the skill I have developed over the years justifying anything and everything. Lacking belief, I have complete and utter moral ambiguity.

Thankfully though, I do have ethics taught to me, and values so I'm not going to say Stalin was a good guy. But anything that harms none, and anything that obeys the Golden Rule, I'm pretty much okay with. I'm so open minded, I even scare me sometimes. And yet at the same time, horribly stubborn at expressing my own viewpoint, and often failing to seem empathetic: part and parcel of being an incorruptable introvert. Just to warn you.

By representative multiple, you may have noticed my paranthetical remarks to myself here and there. As much as I'm obvoiusly fond of the word 'I', there hasn't been an 'I' for a long time in my head. We worked it out though, since it's confusing to talk of onesself in plural, to appoint a representative for which I can refer to myself in singular. Thankfully berefit of the disorder, I do have Multiple Personalities. Don't worry, we're not going to bite. (Except me!!) Quiet, you.

Starling

Jobar · 06-01-2003, 07:53 PM

LOL! Maybe you should get multiple screen names, one for each personality?

JEST2ASK · 06-01-2003, 08:42 PM

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Hi! Won't waste your time for very long, just wanted to get my stance out there for anyone who wonders where I am in the great questions of life. Basically I'm a non-anthrocentric, agnostic and terribly open minded representative multiple. Whee.

Welcome .....

non-anthrocentric

...... great word and great (IMO) way to think.

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(Forgive my Judeo-Christian terms, being raised in a country full of Protestant Catholic Christians and speaking a language severely affected by Christianity has its effect.)

Ha --

a lot of us (myself include) are in that boat

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I was told to be agnostic you had to believe that it's literally impossible to know the supernatural.

who told you that ... point them out ... must have been one of those "strong - atheists" I hear so much about ...

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By representative multiple, you may have noticed my paranthetical remarks to myself here and there. As much as I'm obvoiusly fond of the word 'I', there hasn't been an 'I' for a long time in my head. We worked it out though, since it's confusing to talk of onesself in plural, to appoint a representative for which I can refer to myself in singular. Thankfully berefit of the disorder, I do have Multiple Personalities. Don't worry, we're not going to bite. (Except me!!) Quiet, you..

STARLING You guys definitely seem to be

again welcome .

ebolamonger · 06-01-2003, 11:31 PM

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By agnostic, I'm really not sure.

heehee! i may just be very tired, but that cracked me up.

girlwriter · 06-02-2003, 05:40 PM

Welcome starling(s)! All of you!

girlwriter

06-01-2003, 06:08 PM	#1
starling Veteran Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Central Valley of California Posts: 1,761	Introduction and Standpoint Hi! Won't waste your time for very long, just wanted to get my stance out there for anyone who wonders where I am in the great questions of life. Basically I'm a non-anthrocentric, agnostic and terribly open minded representative multiple. Whee. By non-anthrocentric I refer to the tendancy for me to treat everything with equal regard and respect. Everything. Roses aren't the closest flower to God in my mind, and you can guess where that puts the almighty species of humanity. By agnostic, I'm really not sure. See, my problem is I can't seem to believe in anything. If someone tied me down and said, "What is the closest to truth you can possibly say," I would answer, "It is impossible to tell whether or not there is God," in the sense of God as some spiritual entity/ies external to our universe acting on us from above. For that reason, I consider myself agnostic. I'm not willing to say, "There is no God," and I'm not willing to say, "There is God." (Forgive my Judeo-Christian terms, being raised in a country full of Protestant Catholic Christians and speaking a language severely affected by Christianity has its effect.) I was told to be agnostic you had to believe that it's literally impossible to know the supernatural. But I haven't turned over every rock yet, so lacking beliefs, you might consider me atheist. Go ahead, I stand by my earlier statement. (What, that knowing God is impossible?) No, that I can't seem to believe in anything. (So you don't believe you are agnostic?) Quiet, you. By terribly open minded, I refer to the skill I have developed over the years justifying anything and everything. Lacking belief, I have complete and utter moral ambiguity. Thankfully though, I do have ethics taught to me, and values so I'm not going to say Stalin was a good guy. But anything that harms none, and anything that obeys the Golden Rule, I'm pretty much okay with. I'm so open minded, I even scare me sometimes. And yet at the same time, horribly stubborn at expressing my own viewpoint, and often failing to seem empathetic: part and parcel of being an incorruptable introvert. Just to warn you. By representative multiple, you may have noticed my paranthetical remarks to myself here and there. As much as I'm obvoiusly fond of the word 'I', there hasn't been an 'I' for a long time in my head. We worked it out though, since it's confusing to talk of onesself in plural, to appoint a representative for which I can refer to myself in singular. Thankfully berefit of the disorder, I do have Multiple Personalities. Don't worry, we're not going to bite. (Except me!!) Quiet, you. Starling

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Jobar Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: secularcafe.org Posts: 9,525	LOL! Maybe you should get multiple screen names, one for each personality?

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