after more than 30 years as a jw and 9 as a born-again christian i finally let go of faith 10 years ago today.... it was on boxing day 2004 that news of the asian tsunami put the final nail in the coffin of my relationship with god.
since that time i have listened attentively to every possible argument in defense of faith; there has never been a single moment that i have felt any discomfort with my decision.. life without god has been liberating.
no longer do i have to defend the indefensible.
Losing faith in god was deeply distressing. The loss of comforting certainties is stressful. - cofty
It think this is where I am at. I truly believe there is a creator, but I do because it's comfortable. You made things sound so logical to me when I came here and you don't try and push your atheism too much, you do a bit cofty, but you also get that some of us are believers and that's okay with you.
Thanks for this year cofty.
Kate xx
well, the switchover happened - there were a couple of things i had to fix which meant the posting was disabled for longer than i planned but it's now enabled and some people have already posted.. if you have any questions about the new format or suggestions on how to improve it, please post them here.. if you are having trouble signing in or posting then you'll need to email me instead.. many thanks to everyone for their patience during the changeover !.
Hey Simon,
Before the change over there was a feature to tell you how many posts you had made in the last 24 hours and how many you have left.
Are you going to have this feature still?
I liked it.
Kate xx
the forum has signed me off twice.
glad i got the sign in thing worked out!
also, my pm alert says there is mail for me but there isn't.. simon, are you down under?
My PMs said I had ten unread.... I opened them all up again and now it's fine and up to date.
Kate xx
at least my user name is more accurate now.
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haha Angus, well done......................I think it's good for newbies to have a look at poster history to see who is who and what topics they started.
Kate xx
i don't know if it's a technical issue or just a habit some people have but i've noticed a few posters either:.
bold their entire post.
start new lines in the middle of sentences.
well, the switchover happened - there were a couple of things i had to fix which meant the posting was disabled for longer than i planned but it's now enabled and some people have already posted.. if you have any questions about the new format or suggestions on how to improve it, please post them here.. if you are having trouble signing in or posting then you'll need to email me instead.. many thanks to everyone for their patience during the changeover !.
I am having fun navigating around with my phone and all seems good. No bugs here......I have a chrome browser.
Kate xx
at least my user name is more accurate now.
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Hey Angus,
I like the new name and avatar. Merry Christmas to all your family
Love Kate xx
well, the switchover happened - there were a couple of things i had to fix which meant the posting was disabled for longer than i planned but it's now enabled and some people have already posted.. if you have any questions about the new format or suggestions on how to improve it, please post them here.. if you are having trouble signing in or posting then you'll need to email me instead.. many thanks to everyone for their patience during the changeover !.
I have been able to sign in and make this post....so far so good.
Well done Simon
Kate xx
the time has nearly come to switch over to the new forum software.
of course it's not completely finished yet (and never will be) but i think it's good enough to go live with and probably already better than the current one.
i'll give you a quick overview of what to expect and post more detail about the changeover process later.. cloud platform.
Thanks Simon, you have clearly put a lot of effort into this upgrade. Well done and thanks a lot. Kate xx
a segment from (in english) if you are the one?
one of china's most popular tv shows, it can have up to 50 million viewers.. its chrissie time, so we can be sentimental (smile).. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teic1sk8epy.
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flipper and BetterGuyNow, Both of you well said. I am dating now and if I like a guy I don't play hard to get I am just genuine and open, but if I don't like a guy I tell them I am not interested or they're not my type. Sometimes this doesn't work and you have to resort to bloking numbers because some guys just like a chase and a challenge I suppose.
Kate xx
