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Master Poster
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Mexico
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Hello good folks of the IS community.
I am a lurker from Mexico as of a few weeks ago and decided to join. A lot of the stuff here I can enjoy and maybe even intelligently respond to I grew up in the era of In Search Of and other paranormal type shows and back then started wondering when all the promises of groundbreaking proof and solid evidence was going to happen. 40 years later a bunch of new faces and a billion new theories have come out and I still watch that ghost and UFO crap shows waiting for a tidbit of solid evidence. It has not come yet. But the scammers have gotten lots of practice meanwhile. Thank you for allowing me here. |
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Muse
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Canada
Posts: 748
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Hi 8enotto. A tardy welcome to the forum. I've already seen your posts around on a number of threads and it's great you decided to join and contribute.
Cheers! |
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#3003 |
New Blood
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Batavia, NY
Posts: 6
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Hi all,
I have been a member of ISF for a couple years, but I joined and then shortly stopped coming back. I plan to visit atheistic and skeptical websites, including forums, more often in the coming months, so perhaps I can be more active on this one. I will pick one or two good forums on which I feel at home and like what is said, and then I will probably leave the rest. I hope to reach theists with the message that atheists and other skeptical people are wonderful, compassionate, vibrant and fun members of society. I am looking for inspiration along those lines. Have a great day, and thanks for reading! |
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#3004 |
Muse
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Canada
Posts: 748
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Hi Jeff. Hopefully the forum(s) you choose to stick with are ones where you both like and dislike some of what is said, so you can have a variety of useful discourses. I hope to run into you around the site. Cheers!
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#3005 |
Incurable Optimist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 3,766
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Apart from the Ship of Fools which I joined on the recommendation of The Atheist - where I have the same avatar, slightly different name)
I also belong to the Religion and Ethics forum, a spin-off when the BBC religious message boards closed down. There are some very smart posters there, plus some who are not! |
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"más divertido"
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: USA! USA!
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#3007 |
Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Way way north of Diddy Wah Diddy
Posts: 32,748
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Yes, 8enotto is, among other things, a collector of tools, builder of buildings, and metal sculptor.
I've been enjoying his "My house is my hobby" thread in which we see a very different sort of building than we get up here in darkest Vermont. |
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#3008 |
New Blood
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 8
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Lurker from Western Europe here! Finally decided to sign up and hope to have a good time here.
Thanks for allowing me here. |
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Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Way way north of Diddy Wah Diddy
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Student
Join Date: May 2019
Location: nowhere
Posts: 37
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Hello, I am HeadOverH33ls
Good Morning Everyone,
I am HeadOverH33ls. Currently I live in Germany. I am 25 years old and my interests include conspiracy theorys and tech. I like programming, playing video games, meeting friends, reading books and work. I am still a student and I like to learn. best regards, HeadOverH33ls |
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#3011 |
New Blood
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 1
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Hi everyone! My name is Finn Minnow. That is all.
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#3012 |
New Blood
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Sweden
Posts: 1
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I'm Jack
I love entertaining via close-up magic. I'm not trying to fool anyone, it's not a challenge to see if you can "catch the magician". I'm a guide on a journey, one that we're all on together.
I want you to believe. In magic? No. In yourself. I'm Jack, happy to be here and thank you for your time. |
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#3013 |
Muse
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: CANADA
Posts: 964
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Student
Join Date: May 2019
Location: nowhere
Posts: 37
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#3015 |
Unbanned zombie poster
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Posts: 16,575
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Does that mean they control your mind to make you interested in conspiracy theories? That one has always fascinated me, if they are controlling ones mind why can't they even keep them from checking out mind control conspiracy theories? The rabbit hole is just too deep for me these days. From stickers on road signs for the locations of the FEMA death or internment camps. To just not taking ownership of ones own various and at times negative thoughts (thus they must be nefariously implanted). To chemtrails and cloud busting. To the idea that just about everyone one encounters is some kind of actor or agent out to spy on or manipulate them. I used to checkout the site educateyourself.org for the latest paranoid poop of all those sorts and much more. However, my antivirus is now tagging the address as risky, so surfer beware. Welcome, everyone. |
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Student
Join Date: May 2019
Location: nowhere
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#3017 |
Muse
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: CANADA
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Unbanned zombie poster
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
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Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Way way north of Diddy Wah Diddy
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#3020 |
Student
Join Date: May 2019
Location: nowhere
Posts: 37
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I cannot explain it.
In my profile here you can read, that I do not have any interests. Conspiracy theories are something I'm interested in and I would like to talk about that, but it's not really possible for me to get engaged in it. It's kinda weird and strange. That's why I waited so long with my comment. |
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#3021 |
Unbanned zombie poster
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Posts: 16,575
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OK but citing your lack of interest in things that interest you doesn't really help. Also interest does not necessitate, nor is it predicated on, engagement.
I think bruto put it best as the lack of content being the limiting factor and reflects my own lack of engagement and loss of interest. That I tried to express above, with not having time for the rabbit hole anymore. As bruto notes there is no substance so as you drill down all you get is more rabitthole. Just glad my poor joke didn't put you off. |
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#3022 |
New Blood
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: South Africa
Posts: 2
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Hi All. I'm from sunny South Africa and happy to be part of this forum again, even though things seemed to have calmed down a bit since my initial JREF stint some 12 odd years ago.
Happy to see some of the old-timer mods and members are still around and the general positive guidance are still solid and flowing freely. You guys are doing a fantastic job indeed and for that I thank you. |
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#3023 |
Observer of Phenomena
Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Ngunnawal Country
Posts: 77,418
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Excellent to see new blood, especially from sunny Sarth Efrica.
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#3024 |
New Blood
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 15
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Hello ! I am new on this website !
I like reading, writing, drawing and programming. I would be enchanted to be friends with some of you. Thanks a lot ! |
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#3025 |
"más divertido"
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: USA! USA!
Posts: 24,384
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Welcome MiroirDuTemps! Based on your screen name, you might have something valuable to contribute to this thread in community.
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#3026 |
New Blood
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 15
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Ah ? Why ?
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#3027 |
Student
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 27
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Hello!
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#3028 |
Philosopher
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: The Connecticut School for Rumpology.
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#3029 |
Master Poster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: South Africa
Posts: 2,932
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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!!
Almost sunrise. |
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#3030 |
Groovy Groovy Guru
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 1,079
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I was told about this place in a thread over at the SDMB(Straight Dope Message Board), lurked a bit, then joined up. I live in Portland, Oregon, and I am a fan of bad movies, good science and kicking woo butt.
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#3031 |
Unbanned zombie poster
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Posts: 16,575
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Welcome, slythe. The Community and Humor sections are good places to get your post count up to the point where you can have an avatar and post links.
Welcome, everyone. |
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Modest Goddess
Join Date: May 2013
Location: On the net
Posts: 735
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#3033 |
Observer of Phenomena
Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Ngunnawal Country
Posts: 77,418
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I think there was someone at the SGU forums who recently signed up there also after it being recommended at SDMB. I don't suppose it's the same person?
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#3034 |
Groovy Groovy Guru
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 1,079
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Perhaps.
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#3035 |
Observer of Phenomena
Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Ngunnawal Country
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#3036 |
New Blood
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 2
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Greetings! I am new here, and I am full of questions as well as answers. I accept things as they are, but I am also open to learning new ideas and concepts that can help me get a better understanding of the past, present, and future.
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#3037 |
"más divertido"
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: USA! USA!
Posts: 24,384
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#3038 |
Master Poster
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 2,315
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Welcome TheMoth495!
Most of us are not superstitious however, writing Shemp 3 times in a post is not to be recommended in case it appears. |
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#3039 |
New Blood
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 17
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Hi.
I used to frequent the JREF Forum a long time ago. I decided it was time to re-join the forum. |
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#3040 |
Master Poster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: South Africa
Posts: 2,932
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