http://disqus.com/by/Colin_in_Mexico/enMon, 21 Apr 2014 12:11:25 -0000https://www.onfaith.co/onfaith/2014/03/10/carl-sagan-took-my-faith-and-gave-me-awe/31220#comment-1348910473<p>I can relate to a lot of the things you mentioned in this article. While I do not come from a very religious family, I was still raised as a Christian, even though I could never relate to that.</p><p>This is still something I am trying to get my head around. I started thinking about atheism about ten years ago, when I was a teenager, but it was a very long process. I never felt comfortable with that label either, so I can totally understand Carl Sagan's reason for staying outside of "atheism". I know that there are and were quite a lot of scientists who are neither religious nor atheists. Einstein was never an atheist...</p><p>For a while, I thought not being religious but not tagging yourself as "atheist" was a lack of insight or intelligence or just about being too lazy to actively think about it. But then there are people who prove that this is wrong. If I had to choose between someone like Sagan or Einstein and someone like Dawkins, trust me... I would never choose Richard Dawkins. For a while, I thought Richard Dawkins was right about everything he said, but then there are many things about him that really bother me.</p><p>I used to think "atheism" guarantees an open mind, but this is not true. You can exclude yourself from people with atheism just as much as with any religion.</p>Colin_in_MexicoMon, 21 Apr 2014 12:11:25 -0000http://www.greenplastic.com/news/archives/2008/07/european-tour-o.php#comment-881413<p>With this e-mail I verify that I am a real live human being and not a spam<br>source.</p><p>2008/7/11 Disqus &lt;&gt;:</p>Colin_in_MexicoSun, 13 Jul 2008 16:18:07 -0000http://www.greenplastic.com/news/archives/2008/07/european-tour-o.php#comment-866974<p>And they have always been quite political.</p>Colin_in_MexicoFri, 11 Jul 2008 13:42:37 -0000http://www.greenplastic.com/news/archives/2008/07/european-tour-o.php#comment-866967<p>Yes, they have had the flags for years and that is why they haven't been allowed to tour in China as well.</p><p>OMG, great picture. &lt;3</p>Colin_in_MexicoFri, 11 Jul 2008 13:41:46 -0000