John V. Assistant Organizer of The San Diego New Atheists
Title: "Johnny V."
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Introduction
I was born into a Christian family. I started questioning that faith in high school and became an agnostic. Later, knowledge of molecular biology and of other cultures turned me into a skeptic, but now I want to declare myself an atheist.
When did you become an atheist or agnostic?
I became an atheist a few weeks ago, when I read "the God Delusion," which made me realize that I had hypocritically been bending over backwards to be nice to believers by telling them that science and faith were compatible, while not being a religious person myself. I would still like to be kind, but not in a way that would compromise my Enlightenment-inspired values.
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What John V. is saying about this Meetup Group
Others should join to substitute for church and other social functions that religious people take for granted (not that atheism is a religion; I'm just saying..).
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John V. replied to a discussion - 20 hours ago
""Darwin Appreciation Day" was a success. We were able to display the tree of life poster and pass out 90% of our booklets and over 70% of the flyers. Plus, we met some very interesting people. I again thank all those who contributed."
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John V. commented on a Meetup - 20 hours ago
""Darwin Appreciation Day" was a success. We were able to display the tree of life poster and pass out 90% of our booklets and most of our flyers. Plus, we met some very interesting people. I again thank all those who contributed."
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John V. replied to a discussion - 2 days ago
"Yes, SDSU will probably not be one of the targets. I think it's still a good idea to spread a positive message for Darwin on the sesquicentennial of his groundbreaking book, however. I hear the Rational Thought student group has UCSD covered...."
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John V. replied to a discussion - 4 days ago
"Well, I donated some money to DonorsChoose.org a month ago. I heard about the site through the Intersection blog, which has been promoting choice projects, all related to science education...."
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John V. replied to a discussion - 1 week ago
"We now have an official location on campus (it took longer than I thought to approve). We will set up our tent on the east corner of the Open Air Theater, diagonally facing the Aztec Steps."
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John V. posted a greeting for Grady Gastelum - 1 week ago"I also majored in cell/molec biology at SDSU! I hope to see you there on the 19th for Darwin Appreciation Day."
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John V. replied to a discussion - 1 week ago
"Thanks to everyone who donated money, I was able to buy 150 copies of the booklet. In addition, Michael Shermer has offered us an additional 200 copies for free!..."
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John V. replied to a discussion - 4 weeks ago
"Good news: Philip G. has graciously offered us the following for the event: 1 canopy/ portable gazeebo tent 1 foldable table 1 centrally located, rediculously fast, copier (kinkos is expensive) 1 case of paper If we decide to go with mostly..."
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John V. replied to a discussion (latest of 6) - Oct 22
"Update: NCSE is working on a handout to distribute that day (I heard back from them via email). I assume it would be made available as a PDF, which would mean we could print out a bunch of copies at Kinko's or wherever...."
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John V. started a new discussion - Oct 20
"As you all know, Ray Comfort is planning on distributing copies of "On the Origin of Species" with his intro shortly before the sesquicentennial of its publication at 100 top universities across the nation...."
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