http://apatheist.tribe.net/thread/36cffacf-6547-4deb-b4a8-d01d2774d3dc?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://apatheist.tribe.net/thread/36cffacf-6547-4deb-b4a8-d01d2774d3dc#a3350465-b43e-4206-86dc-c61a43968d47 it is another home for the ultimately pointlessness of things that mean sod all in my life but are here not the less. there is an odd comfort to this. a place of little influence that does not try to be anything more or less than what it is. and what it is, like all else is what you make it. muah! Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:47:05 GMT http://apatheist.tribe.net/thread/36cffacf-6547-4deb-b4a8-d01d2774d3dc#a3350465-b43e-4206-86dc-c61a43968d47 pip 2006-02-27T20:47:05Z http://apatheist.tribe.net/thread/36cffacf-6547-4deb-b4a8-d01d2774d3dc#1d03dacd-e619-4a7b-b166-b596e760597f Timbomov, ... then I wouldn't be reading it :-) This tribe has a distinct (and measurable) effect -- I can measure the time it takes me to read and respond. I can also measure the time it takes me to read holiday stories about big men in red suits who live in the north pole with elves ... Regards, John Falling You - exploring the beauty of voice and sound http://www.fallingyou.com Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:33:40 GMT http://apatheist.tribe.net/thread/36cffacf-6547-4deb-b4a8-d01d2774d3dc#1d03dacd-e619-4a7b-b166-b596e760597f John Michael 2006-02-27T16:33:40Z http://apatheist.tribe.net/thread/36cffacf-6547-4deb-b4a8-d01d2774d3dc#6697ac38-dcd8-4e8c-8446-7018cb1ae700 Yes, but if this tribe does not effect your life in any way, then what? Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:18:43 GMT http://apatheist.tribe.net/thread/36cffacf-6547-4deb-b4a8-d01d2774d3dc#6697ac38-dcd8-4e8c-8446-7018cb1ae700 Timbozo 2006-02-27T14:18:43Z http://apatheist.tribe.net/thread/36cffacf-6547-4deb-b4a8-d01d2774d3dc#e2c52d98-2540-4c95-9e41-bf4ce10f054f Rayburn, The way I see it, if the concept of "god" has very little or no meaning to you; if the presence / absence of "god" really doesn't affect your life in any way, then this tribe is for you. It seems as likely to me that some apathiests might believe in a god, but figure that its' influence on their lives is either so minimal or subtle as to escape any sort of measurement or method of determination, as some apathiests simply don't believe. I think the question to ask oneself is: Do I care (if there's a god or not)? If the answer is "yes", then you're likely not an apathiest. This is just my personal take, though :-) Regards, John, who might not be an apathiest, because he took the time to write this :-) Falling You - exploring the beauty of voice and sound http://www.fallingyou.com Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:22:25 GMT http://apatheist.tribe.net/thread/36cffacf-6547-4deb-b4a8-d01d2774d3dc#e2c52d98-2540-4c95-9e41-bf4ce10f054f John Michael 2006-02-27T13:22:25Z http://apatheist.tribe.net/thread/36cffacf-6547-4deb-b4a8-d01d2774d3dc#c008d452-eba4-4561-b32a-b3315311a7c4 just trying to get an accurate idea of the purpose of this tribe. see, I'm not atheist, nor am I agnostic. I have belief, and I have faith. I just don't care to give it a freaking name or join a freaking club. and I've really had it up to HERE with all religions, because religions are just a way for people to join clubs and get in arguments over bullshit. arguments that often lead to someone getting killed... and furthermore religion defines nothing. everyone has a sleightly different belief, no matter how accurately they try to follow a specific creed. in my opinion, there are as many definitions of 'god' or the universe or the nature of life and reality and what-not as there are people on this planet. so I just want to be clear. is this a Tribe for people who have no belief or faith of any kind? or is it just a place for people who are sick to death of religions, like me? Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:36:38 GMT http://apatheist.tribe.net/thread/36cffacf-6547-4deb-b4a8-d01d2774d3dc#c008d452-eba4-4561-b32a-b3315311a7c4 Rayburn 2006-02-27T09:36:38Z