Atheism/I HAVE SEEN.

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worshiping satan...oh yes im a fan of earthly logic and i love the idea of how faith can drive people to see, do, and explore awesome undescribable realities. ive been in satanic rituals, ive seen dark hooded figures circling around me, no drugs evolved. talk about a spiritual experience, i thought it was fairytale beliefs for people who needed a crutch in life? please tell me what i saw and how it was all my imagination...icould go into detail but im sure you'll convince me of overexaggerating, i'd call anyone coo coo for coa coa puffs who told me that. this skeptic will now always see things differently. your input?

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You witnessed dark hooded figures circling around you.. Did you get a picture of this? More importantly, can you reproduce this in a controlled setting again where others can see the same exact thing with you? Personally I have not witnessed any unexplainable experiences such that you refer to but I have heard many stories of the same, however only by individuals and never by a newspaper, newscast, police reports, doctors, scientist, or any other reputable source. I've never seen irrefutable evidence of such events either in pictures or video.

There weren't any hooded figures, that I can be certain of. What was their purpose? They had nothing better to do than to stand around you for the sake of entertainment? Did they pass you some powers? Did they reveal to you some knowledge no one knows? It is either a trick or your imagination. The mind is very powerful and can just as easily make images appear in broad daylight as in a dream. I can stand in a dark room long enough to hear things that aren't there and see flashes of light and other forms. Add some drama and other persuasions and you've got yourself an experience. I can't answer your question like you want me to, I'm sure your looking for agreement and validation. All I can offer is logic and reasoning, do with it what you want and good luck.

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Raised Southern Baptist, Atheist since 2007, Theology, Cosmology, and Abiogenesis hobbiest. Rational philosopher and logical deep thinker.

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Raised Southern Baptist (Oklahoma), three times weekly including bible study. At age 39 I thought I wanted to be a better Christian and make God a priority and center of my life; until I actually got serious with the study and realized that all this God business was actually just a business. Then I picked up all the other religions for comparison and studied theology as a whole in order to understand religion as a whole. Since then I have thrown out my respect for religious organizations and the dishonest people who run them. I am not militant against religion and feel that personal and private spritiuality is a human right. I'm 100% sure there is no master of the Universe concerned with our daily existance but hold reserve about where everything came from; I don't know but at least science doesn't invoke far fetched unbased fantasy. I'm also 100% sure that beyond death there is no consciousness, spiritual or ghostly existance and I bravely accept that my demise will be real.

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Atlanta Freethought Society Northeast Georgia Atheist

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Associates of Applied Science, Tulsa Comminuty College

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