“I finally understood what true love meant...love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.”

“If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.”

“But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.”

Gentlemen
My tablet died, I just put it on the charger for one last post
I hope this will help explain why I will not debate the existence of God with a person of faith

I stopped believing in God in elementary school, and since then I have been at peace with the thought that in the end I will simply cease to be, I know that I really cannot comprehend that fully, but it doesn't bother me.
However the thought of my daughters simply ceasing to be, bothers me a great deal and I don't wish that thought on anyone

When I was younger and knew everything, I. Made it a personal mission to enlightened those dark age believers, and could not understand how someone could not see such an obvious truth

I was 17 when I graduated high school and around that time I was extremely shocked to figure out that I didn't know everything.
This revelation caused me to take a hard look at myself, and there were things I didn't like

One of the things I looked at was how I viewed persons of faith
To be clear I am not talking about fanatics here

If I am right and there is no God, does there belief in god harm me?
No, in fact for many people their belief gives them strength and helps them be a better person

If I am right and I convince them that I am right, are they better for it?
No, in fact it may cause them a lot of harm

If they are right and there is a God, does that harm me?
No

If they are right, but I somehow convince them that I am right are they better off?
No, I cannot think of anything worse than helping a person turn their back on their God
I would consider myself truly evil, for doing such a thing

So for me there is no debate as I would never risk the consequences

In fact in my first year of university, I took a philosophy course where the instructor used a philosophical argument that God did not exist
I remember sitting there thinking you pompous jerk, I hope I didn't sound like you

Randy may know this already but I had a conversation with Patty when she was upset that some non believer verbally attacked her belief on FB
That sort of thing really bothers me, and I don't tolerate that behavior around me

So to my friends of faith, may you stay secure in your knowledge and may you always find peace

“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”

“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”

Well Patty and I will be going over to the Grand daughters for the next two days to babyset. It's gonna be rough.

I get off at 0800, drive home (ABOUT 25 MINUTES)and then have to be over there NO LATER than 0930. It takes about 30 minutes to get there from home.

Jenny gets off work and home by 1830 so I won't get back home till AT LEAST 1900 each day. But I can go down into their basement as crash on the bed down there for a couple hours.

I had a friend in AA - lots of atheists there that believe in something outside of themselves that they cannot control. If that thing is something that may help you to live a better life; that's faith. And that is good enough, I believe.

Busy man SH.

I hope to spend time with grandkids one day!

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”

“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”