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OP - February 16, 2011, 03:45 PM

Hello ex-muslims. You can call me Zooby for now. As a new forum member I look forward to interacting and getting to know you guys. I've been lurking for a while and it feels good to know I'm not alone and there are people in similar situations to myself.

I'm currently 18 will be 19 very soon. Living in the UK, I was bought up in a Pakistani household. My religious belief peaked at around 14/15 years old, I'd be trying to pray five times a day, reading lots of qur'an, looking at talks from famous religious speakers, E.g - Zakir Naik, and all that typical Muslim stuff . However after this period I admittedly got lazy, though I'd still defend Islam as the true faith instinctively. It was only till I decided to debate with an atheist that he managed to convey the point that I should try understand other peoples beliefs instead of asserting mine as the one true belief. Thus my mind was opened I decided to learn about things outside of my own comfort zone and eventually I fell in love with rational reasoning and science. I studied mathematics and loved the elegance of the equations, everything fitted together perfect and simply to convey complex meaning, then I wondered why islam wasn't so elegant, why islam couldn't explain the world as elegantly as a physics equation. I started to think it as a primitive faith. At first I felt empty but I soon came to terms with it. Now I'm just wondering when (If ever) To tell my family about this. It feels suffocating to be in a house where religion plays such a big part in everything. My older brother being a mean religious freak doesn't help either It's so frustrating I want their (my family) minds to open as mine did but I just don't have the balls to say anything! I know I will have to one day though. Buut to take my mind off of all that I will kill some time on the forum and try to enjoy my still somewhat new found sense of freedom.

Thanks for reading all! : D

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Reply #1 - February 16, 2011, 03:47 PM

Welcome to the forum

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Reply #2 - February 16, 2011, 03:52 PM

Welcome!

My advice is to maintain the status quo. Don't tell your parents anything, at least not until you are financially independent and living in your own place. Then do whatever you like

I don't come here any more due to unfair moderation.
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Reply #3 - February 16, 2011, 03:56 PM

Quote from: zooby on February 16, 2011, 03:45 PM

I'm currently 18 will be 19 very soon. ...

Damn these 19 year olds are becoming too smart t their age., at this rate in 10 or so years where internet will reach every 19 year old, I fear for Mullah Islam and I afraid there will be no 19 year olds in Mosques.. Well that is life..

welcome to cemb zooby.. tell your brother to join here and convert some in to the deen by his Islamic intellectual discussions..

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Reply #4 - February 16, 2011, 03:59 PM

Hey welcome to the forum Zooby.. Consider us your new family.

And here is a parrot for you:

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Reply #5 - February 16, 2011, 04:09 PM

WELCOME! Zooby bhai!

Quote from: yeezevee on February 16, 2011, 03:56 PM

tell your brother to join here and convert some in to the deen by his Islamic intellectual discussions..

with best wishes
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Reply #6 - February 16, 2011, 04:11 PM

Thanks all for the lovely welcome! Yay I got me a parrot

Quote from: TheRationalizer on February 16, 2011, 03:52 PM
Welcome!

My advice is to maintain the status quo. Don't tell your parents anything, at least not until you are financially independent and living in your own place. Then do whatever you like

Good advice I was thinking this. Just waiting till I get out of uni and land me a job I gotta say the fact that I don't believe in islam anymore has had a positive effect on my education since I want to financially self sufficient ASAP!

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Reply #7 - February 16, 2011, 04:16 PM

What are you studying at Uni?

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Reply #8 - February 16, 2011, 04:24 PM

Currently studying Computer Science. I enjoy working with Maths and Technology

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Reply #9 - February 16, 2011, 04:41 PM

Greetings,

I will be your guide during your stay at the Godless Island. We've chosen the best vacation resort, but careful now, there are a quite a sex offenders one of whom is called Zooby. A dangerous guy.
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Reply #10 - February 16, 2011, 05:20 PM

Quote from: zooby on February 16, 2011, 04:24 PM
Currently studying Computer Science. I enjoy working with Maths and Technology

bet you're another INTJ then. Anyhow how did you find this forum?

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Reply #11 - February 16, 2011, 05:37 PM

Googled INTJ, yeah that seems to describe a lot of my personality haha. As to how I found this forum. Well I was just curious too see if there were any forums for ex-muslims as I see my bro go on forums for Muslims and what not. I'm guessing there's quiet a few "INTJ"s on the forum then?

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Reply #12 - February 16, 2011, 05:47 PM

Quote from: zooby on February 16, 2011, 03:45 PM
Hello ex-muslims. You can call me Zooby for now. As a new forum member I look forward to interacting and getting to know you guys. I've been lurking for a while and it feels good to know I'm not alone and there are people in similar situations to myself.

I'm currently 18 will be 19 very soon. Living in the UK, I was bought up in a Pakistani household. My religious belief peaked at around 14/15 years old, I'd be trying to pray five times a day, reading lots of qur'an, looking at talks from famous religious speakers, E.g - Zakir Naik, and all that typical Muslim stuff . However after this period I admittedly got lazy, though I'd still defend Islam as the true faith instinctively. It was only till I decided to debate with an atheist that he managed to convey the point that I should try understand other peoples beliefs instead of asserting mine as the one true belief. Thus my mind was opened I decided to learn about things outside of my own comfort zone and eventually I fell in love with rational reasoning and science. At first I felt empty but I soon came to terms with it. Now I'm just wondering when (If ever) To tell my family about this. It feels suffocating to be in a house where religion plays such a big part in everything. My older brother being a mean religious freak doesn't help either It's so frustrating I want their (my family) minds to open as mine did but I just don't have the balls to say anything! I know I will have to one day though. Buut to take my mind off of all that I will kill some time on the forum and try to enjoy my still somewhat new found sense of freedom.

Thanks for reading all! : D

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Reply #13 - February 16, 2011, 06:02 PM

Quote from: zooby on February 16, 2011, 05:37 PM
Googled INTJ, yeah that seems to describe a lot of my personality haha. As to how I found this forum. Well I was just curious too see if there were any forums for ex-muslims as I see my bro go on forums for Muslims and what not. I'm guessing there's quiet a few "INTJ"s on the forum then?

You can take the test, and see who else from this forum shares your personality type here

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Reply #14 - February 16, 2011, 06:39 PM

"Your Type is
INTJ" surprise surprise

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Reply #15 - February 16, 2011, 06:43 PM

Welcome Zooby.

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Reply #16 - February 16, 2011, 06:57 PM

hey your story is similar to mine! i mean this part "I'm currently 18 will be 19 very soon. Living in the UK, I was bought up in a Pakistani household." and the fact that i got in to a discussion with my atheist tutor who actually got me thinking in an impartial and objective way, and i started to realise how true he was and how wrong i had been all along. When i realised i was free from religious boundaries i almost felt like i had been "saved" if you get what i mean, anyway off point ...

Welcome! that feels good to be saying it rather than being on the receiving end
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Reply #17 - February 16, 2011, 06:59 PM

Yay soon you can join the 19 club. We're taking over.
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Reply #18 - February 16, 2011, 07:07 PM

Quote from: Prince Spinoza on February 16, 2011, 06:59 PM
Yay soon you can join the 19 club. We're taking over.

yes we are ! woop woop
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Reply #19 - February 16, 2011, 07:07 PM

Welcome and good luck in your efforts to become financially independent, zooby. I would advise you to stay close to your irreligious friends as a way to vent and feel more comfortable with (which you probably do and my advice seems really pointless). Also, do try to stay away from family discussions if they are not very open to different views and if they seem really bigoted.

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Reply #20 - February 16, 2011, 07:14 PM

Quote from: Emkay on February 16, 2011, 06:57 PM
hey your story is similar to mine! i mean this part "I'm currently 18 will be 19 very soon. Living in the UK, I was bought up in a Pakistani household." and the fact that i got in to a discussion with my atheist tutor who actually got me thinking in an impartial and objective way, and i started to realise how true he was and how wrong i had been all along. When i realised i was free from religious boundaries i almost felt like i had been "saved" if you get what i mean, anyway off point ...

Welcome! that feels good to be saying it rather than being on the receiving end

That's interesting, I know exactly what you mean!

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Yay soon you can join the 19 club. We're taking over.

Haha new 19 club member coming in mid march woo!

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Reply #21 - February 16, 2011, 07:18 PM

I'm going to leave the 19 club in April :(

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Reply #22 - February 16, 2011, 07:29 PM

@ Zooby

hey if you want check my intro out, although it is long and tedious ..
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Reply #23 - February 16, 2011, 07:38 PM

WELCOME :d

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Reply #24 - February 16, 2011, 08:13 PM

Welcome! I'm genuinely glad when a new ex-muslim member joins.
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Reply #25 - February 16, 2011, 08:51 PM

Welcome to the forum, Zooby.

Gosh! We've had a lot of new members joining in the last week!

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Reply #26 - February 16, 2011, 09:54 PM

It's an invasion. I'm keeping my eyes peeled tonight. O_O
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Reply #27 - February 16, 2011, 09:59 PM

It's apostatizin' season.

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Reply #28 - February 16, 2011, 10:32 PM

yippee aye yeah, snare your nearest boar and roast it

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Reply #29 - February 16, 2011, 10:40 PM

Quote from: IsLame on February 16, 2011, 10:32 PM
yippee aye yeah, snare your nearest boar and roast it

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