Hey all,
I recently deleted my Facebook account because I couldn't stand the stupidity and ignorance. I do miss the God "debate" I regularly seemed to be drawn into :-) I was stumbling through the Tapatalk app (member of THC Talk) and was please to see this group so, here I am. I consider myself a social liberal and a fiscal conservative. I am a medical cannabis patient but not a stoner. I grow High CBD cannabis as a hobby, hence my user name :-)
I am an open atheist from Eastern Canada. I detest religion of any kind and truly believe the world would be a better place without it. I was raised in a devout Baptist family going to church 3 times a week. I can never remember thinking it was anything other than BS but I did use it to my advantage in my teens, religious girls "loved" a good Christian boy LOL. Anyway, I left home at 16 and only returned to church to go to weddings and funerals. I married a Catholic girl and we have one child (27 yo), both are also atheist but not as vocal as I.
H420
Welcome hobby420!
Glad to have another someone to talk to. I'm glad your user name references weed, I was afraid maybe it was referencing Hitler's birthday!
Not really! ;-P
LOL... I never heard that one before! Rest assured, not a Hitler fan.
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Here in Oklahoma, you are allowed to have six mature plants with a medical card. An old friend of mine literally renovated his house to improve ventilation in one room, and currently has two plants in production with four more growing. The guy has all the nice equipment, from the lamps to the fans in his walls to some thing he hangs in his closet for drying out the bud before he puts it in jars. It's ironic really. He's already producing way more than he needs, and he would give me enough for free to satisfy a hard core pot smoker, but I don't care for the stuff.
My only objection is that you didn't wait to join up and start this thread on 4/20. That would've been magical timing. Ah, well.
Hello.
Quote from: hobby420 on April 09, 2019, 07:40:27 PM
Hey all,
I recently deleted my Facebook account because I couldn't stand the stupidity and ignorance. I do miss the God "debate" I regularly seemed to be drawn into :-) I was stumbling through the Tapatalk app (member of THC Talk) and was please to see this group so, here I am. I consider myself a social liberal and a fiscal conservative. I am a medical cannabis patient but not a stoner. I grow High CBD cannabis as a hobby, hence my user name :-)
I only use Facebook for sharing images from my hikes and view jokes nowadays. I'm unsure what label I would use describe my own political views. Somewhat of a liberal and otherwise centrist I would wager
Quote from: hobby420 on April 09, 2019, 07:40:27 PMI am an open atheist from Eastern Canada. I detest religion of any kind and truly believe the world would be a better place without it. I was raised in a devout Baptist family going to church 3 times a week. I can never remember thinking it was anything other than BS but I did use it to my advantage in my teens, religious girls "loved" a good Christian boy LOL. Anyway, I left home at 16 and only returned to church to go to weddings and funerals. I married a Catholic girl and we have one child (27 yo), both are also atheist but not as vocal as I.
H420
I'm an apostate too. My parents, growing up, were non-denominational Christians. I used to be vocal about my atheism. Now I actively avoid discussing religion unless pressed in public.
Welcome to our little band of heathens.
Welcome also. I was also insta-banned, from a Facebook religion forum. For criticizing the history of the Catholic Church.
Quote from: Hydra009 on April 09, 2019, 11:34:06 PM
My only objection is that you didn't wait to join up and start this thread on 4/20. That would've been magical timing. Ah, well.
Good point... my timing wasn't well thought out I have to admit :-)
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Quote from: Mr.Obvious on April 10, 2019, 01:15:06 AM
Welcome to our little band of heathens.
Thanks! I look forward to contributing.
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Quote from: Baruch on April 10, 2019, 03:47:45 AM
Welcome also. I was also insta-banned, from a Facebook religion forum. For criticizing the history of the Catholic Church.
LOL... The Catholics are especially sensitive these days!
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Quote from: hobby420 on April 10, 2019, 05:37:06 AM
LOL... The Catholics are especially sensitive these days!
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Everybody seems sensitive these days. Can't disagree about anything. Can't just laugh at a joke instead of overanalyzing how PC it is. Can't have a black or female lead in a movie or show without people arguing about whether or not it pushes an SJW agenda. The older generation likes to act like they're less sensitive, but they're no better.
Welcome, stoner. Good to have a new face around here.
Quote from: hobby420 on April 09, 2019, 08:35:34 PM
LOL... I never heard that one before! Rest assured, not a Hitler fan.
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The number 420 is an interesting number:
QuoteIn mathematics[edit]
420 is:
the sum of four consecutive primes (101 + 103 + 107 + 109).
the sum of the first 20 positive even numbers.
a zero of the Mertens function[1] and is sparsely totient.[2]
a pronic number.[3]
the smallest number divisible by the numbers 1 to 7, and as a consequence of that it is a Harshad number in every base from 2 to 10 except base 5.
a 141-gonal number.
a Harshad number.
In other fields[edit]
420 is a code-term that refers to the consumption of cannabis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(number)
I have no idea what "sparsely totient" is.
Ah, here it is:
QuoteIn mathematics, a sparsely totient number is a certain kind of natural number. A natural number, n, is sparsely totient if for all m > n,
φ ( m ) > φ ( n ) {\displaystyle \varphi (m)>\varphi (n)}
where
φ {\displaystyle \varphi }
is Euler's totient function.
Quote from: Baruch on April 10, 2019, 03:47:45 AM
Welcome also. I was also insta-banned, from a Facebook religion forum. For criticizing the history of the Catholic Church.
That's like shooting fish in a barrel! Look at almost any place and time that the RCC existed, they always claimed to be these pious, god-fearing saints, while all the while behaved like any other people and fed their appetites out of the sight of the public eye. But they can't stand their history being truthfully told, because they know it won't stand up to what we consider moral standards.
Quote from: hobby420 on April 09, 2019, 07:40:27 PM
Hey all,
I recently deleted my Facebook account because I couldn't stand the stupidity and ignorance. I do miss the God "debate" I regularly seemed to be drawn into :-) I was stumbling through the Tapatalk app (member of THC Talk) and was please to see this group so, here I am. I consider myself a social liberal and a fiscal conservative. I am a medical cannabis patient but not a stoner. I grow High CBD cannabis as a hobby, hence my user name :-)
I am an open atheist from Eastern Canada. I detest religion of any kind and truly believe the world would be a better place without it. I was raised in a devout Baptist family going to church 3 times a week. I can never remember thinking it was anything other than BS but I did use it to my advantage in my teens, religious girls "loved" a good Christian boy LOL. Anyway, I left home at 16 and only returned to church to go to weddings and funerals. I married a Catholic girl and we have one child (27 yo), both are also atheist but not as vocal as I.
H420
Seems you will fit right in!! I also think that a world without religion would be better. And I married a Catholic woman! We have been on (and are still on) quite the journey. At first I was willing to accept her world and we did go to a church for about 10 years together--Unity. Even though I thought all along that there is not and never was, a god(s). We are no longer going to church and are both atheist. And I am more vocal about it than her. Welcome.................................
Welcome.
Quote from: _Xenu_ on April 09, 2019, 08:50:01 PM
Here in Oklahoma, you are allowed to have six mature plants with a medical card. An old friend of mine literally renovated his house to improve ventilation in one room, and currently has two plants in production with four more growing. The guy has all the nice equipment, from the lamps to the fans in his walls to some thing he hangs in his closet for drying out the bud before he puts it in jars. It's ironic really. He's already producing way more than he needs, and he would give me enough for free to satisfy a hard core pot smoker, but I don't care for the stuff.
We are allowed to have 4 plants per household under our new laws. I am not a big fan of smoking it but since I started taking CBD I am off all my prescriptions drugs... it was a life changer for me!
Quote from: Sal1981 on April 10, 2019, 12:33:00 AM
Hello.
I only use Facebook for sharing images from my hikes and view jokes nowadays. I'm unsure what label I would use describe my own political views. Somewhat of a liberal and otherwise centrist I would wager
I'm an apostate too. My parents, growing up, were non-denominational Christians. I used to be vocal about my atheism. Now I actively avoid discussing religion unless pressed in public.
I used to enjoy Facebook back when it was more a social tool but it has turned into a place where idiots post their opinions and feel they are as valid as facts. It got to a point where I was agitated every time I was on the site.
I am vocal but only when people wave their cross in my face. I love to debate with religious folks until they admit that believing is more important than knowing... then i just discount them :-) Being brought up surrounded by this foolishness has done nothing for my tolerance level LOL
I am looking forward to some intelligent conversation in this forum!
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on April 10, 2019, 01:15:06 AM
Welcome to our little band of heathens.
Thanks! Looking forward getting to know other rational thinkers!
Quote from: Mike Cl on April 10, 2019, 02:48:33 PM
Seems you will fit right in!! I also think that a world without religion would be better. And I married a Catholic woman! We have been on (and are still on) quite the journey. At first I was willing to accept her world and we did go to a church for about 10 years together--Unity. Even though I thought all along that there is not and never was, a god(s). We are no longer going to church and are both atheist. And I am more vocal about it than her. Welcome.................................
Quote from: Baruch on April 10, 2019, 03:47:45 AM
Welcome also. I was also insta-banned, from a Facebook religion forum. For criticizing the history of the Catholic Church.
Billy Joel was right about those Catholic girls LOL
Quote from: Unbeliever on April 10, 2019, 02:25:46 PM
That's like shooting fish in a barrel! Look at almost any place and time that the RCC existed, they always claimed to be these pious, god-fearing saints, while all the while behaved like any other people and fed their appetites out of the sight of the public eye. But they can't stand their history being truthfully told, because they know it won't stand up to what we consider moral standards.
Delusional and pretentious for the most part. Bi have a couple of Christian friends who walk the walk but most... Not so much.
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