Alom Shaha - We are not alone

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Alom Shaha - We are not alone
OP - October 26, 2010, 12:57 PM

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Once these words are published, there's no turning back for me, there's no more pretending or avoiding the issue with friends and family – some of whom will be hurt and feel insulted by what I write here, some will be disappointed and genuinely concerned that I am sabotaging the future of my eternal soul, and a few will be outraged and disgusted at the thought of having anything to do with an infidel, a kafir.

But my oldest, closest friends, the boys I went to primary school with, the boys I still hang out with pretty much every Friday night, the boys I consider brothers, already know I'm an atheist, just as they'd probably have known if I was gay.

It's not for them I've written this piece, it's not for my "uncles" or "aunts" either – in many ways I'd rather they didn't read it. I'd like to say that I've written this as a call to action, to encourage others like me to come out as atheists. But that would be far too grand an ambition. No, the truth is that I've written this for the same reason so many of us tweet or blog these days: to confirm to myself, and to let others know, that we are not alone.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/jun/05/god-atheism-islam

and another article where he cricises Stephen Fry & other rationalists for speaking to the already converted & engaging in mutual mental masturbation (which we also admittedly do a lot here )

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2010/oct/26/skeptics-pub-stephen-fry

btw - i'll send him an invite here..

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Re: Alom Shaha - We are not alone
Reply #1 - October 26, 2010, 01:04 PM

I already sent him an invite here - he said he would have a look but I don't think he is. I think he is quite a busy bloke. I'll PM you his email address if you want it.

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Reply #2 - October 26, 2010, 01:06 PM

Waiting to see Alom..

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Re: Alom Shaha - We are not alone
Reply #3 - October 26, 2010, 02:28 PM

Shouldnt be too soon now, he mentioned he's signed up, so I guess its just a matter of the mods approving him.

btw mods, do we still need to go through this step now, and instead people login soon after they signed up and verified their email address?

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Reply #4 - October 26, 2010, 03:28 PM

This is exciting.

I read this article ages ago, was impressed.
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Reply #5 - October 26, 2010, 06:34 PM

Quote from: IsLame on October 26, 2010, 02:28 PM
Shouldnt be too soon now, he mentioned he's signed up, so I guess its just a matter of the mods approving him.

btw mods, do we still need to go through this step now, and instead people login soon after they signed up and verified their email address?

Accounts aren't on approval at the moment. If he's registered he can log in any time he wants.

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Re: Alom Shaha - We are not alone
Reply #6 - October 26, 2010, 07:58 PM

Yes, I read that article awhile back. It was a very exciting read.

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Re: Alom Shaha - We are not alone
Reply #7 - February 02, 2011, 08:40 AM

video by Alom on gravity - called the monkey & the hunter

http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/resource/2084/monkey-and-hunter#videoBig

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