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Atheists & Agnostics

Mr.Bill

(24,906 posts)

6. I'm an old white guy

Reply to beam me up scottie (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 09:11 PM

Oct 2014

who grew up in a very racially diverse neighborhood in Silicon Valley in the 60s. Before it was Silicon Valley, of course. I went to Catholic school through the 6th grade when they threw me out. Not for being an Atheist, which I already was at that time, but because I got in a fight with a very rich kid whose parents gave lots of money to the church. The kid was a bully, and I wouldn't put up with it.

I'm retired now, as is my wife and we live about 100 miles north of San Francisco. I'm active in community affairs, do volunteer work and am a precinct inspector at the polls on election day.

I stopped believing in a god around the same time I stopped believing in Santa Claus. I have no grudge against the Catholic school, they did provide me with a good primary education and even taught evolution. They really didn't push religion all that much really.

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I'm an introverted old broad Warpy Oct 2014 #1

And the company of spiders. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #9

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I was a lurker too. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #10

Grumpy old white guy. onager Oct 2014 #3

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Hello. I'm Heddi. And I'm an Atheist Heddi Oct 2014 #5

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During one of the many flaps over old white guys knowing nothing about reproduction Warpy Oct 2014 #37

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I'm an old white guy Mr.Bill Oct 2014 #6

I've always wanted to live in California. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #15

Retirement budget is a little tight for that. Mr.Bill Oct 2014 #18

56 year old white guy. greendog Oct 2014 #7

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North of San Francisco Cartoonist Oct 2014 #19

Not glum at all. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #52

Maybe someday Cartoonist Oct 2014 #55

Those idiots think Bernie Sanders is a communist too. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #57

I'm an atheist Rainforestgoddess Oct 2014 #20

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Another 56-year-old white guy here. bvf Oct 2014 #21

I almost moved to Cleveland. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #59

Sounds like you landed on your feet bvf Oct 2014 #75

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Very well then: DetlefK Oct 2014 #23

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I'm not at the experimental stage yet. DetlefK Oct 2014 #93

I'm a relic from the 60's with religiosity intolerance disorder. Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #24

And apparently, completely succinct! n/t A HERETIC I AM Oct 2014 #30

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Congratulations! beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #66

Thankee kindly theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #73

MY goodness.... lots of old white guys in their 50's..... AlbertCat Oct 2014 #28

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Salutations, Act_of_Reparation Oct 2014 #29

Sorry sonny, but 31 ain't middle aged! A HERETIC I AM Oct 2014 #31

It is if you don't plan to live past 62 Act_of_Reparation Oct 2014 #32

Well, I am 75 and well past middle age. RebelOne Oct 2014 #33

Dad passed in 2000 from a stroke.... A HERETIC I AM Oct 2014 #35

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I'm glad you decided to join us. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #90

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life isn't funny unless you're hanging around me. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2014 #92

I wondered what happened to you. I took 7 months away from DU and when I came back .. BlueJazz Oct 2014 #38

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Well I wasn't going to but I have no will power... mr blur Oct 2014 #39

Chicken fan here. beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #74

...or condemned for being sexist. mr blur Oct 2014 #95

If Bertrand Russell was still alive, he would be called a New Atheist� AlbertCat Oct 2014 #96

Re: your edit kdmorris Oct 2014 #41

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For about a year, I didn't find time to post on DU kdmorris Oct 2014 #84

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The Gene Krupa Story Cartoonist Oct 2014 #103

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we discovered we had more time to volunteer once we stopped Heather MC Oct 2014 #111

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The group here... rexcat Oct 2014 #109

This seems to be the best thread to express this sentiment to all my fellow infidels LostOne4Ever Oct 2014 #110

Traditionally in my household, after the juvenile sugar extortion event� NeoGreen Oct 2014 #112