Greetings ...

[Devil's Advocate]

Greetings all

I'm 32 years young, male and I live in Adelaide, SA.

I attended Catholic schools and, as a result, I can remember a lot of the ritual (though not having had to use it for some time now) ... perhaps also as a result, I have always had an interest in religion (in hindsight, I think mainly out of trying to understand it's broad appeal/the seeming need so many others seemed to have for it) ... despite it, for all my life I have at 'most' described myself as an agnostic and more accurately, having since read/considered deeper the relevant etymology, I am and always have been an atheist.

I used to think that religious belief was harmless; I have since realised that blind faith in ANYTHING is dangerous. I have always been inquisitive; only more recently have I realised how important it is to be so.

In essence, my philosophy is that we should each be free to do as we wish, PROVIDED we do not impact negatively on anyone else. As words are not 'magic' and cannot hurt me, I'm open to discussing most anything.

I am a lawyer by profession; I also love music, especially playing guitar, and have been known to relax with a single malt, a good wine and (on special occasions) the odd cigar.

I will save the rest for other threads - but for now, suffice it to say that it's heartening for me to find a forum such as this in which I hope to share my thoughts, listen to yours, develop and challenge my perspectives and enjoy the company of like-minded freethinkers. Thank you all for that opportunity.

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[wolty]

Hiya DA, welcome to the forums.

[Loki]

Hi DA, welcome to the madhouse, enjoy.

[4lan]

Originally Posted by Devil's Advocate

Greetings all

<snip>

Hello there, welcome to the fun house.

4lan

[Xeno]

Welcome. It is good also to expand the pool of expertise on the forum. I am not aware of anyone else here with direct legal qualifications at a level sufficient to enjoy single malts.

Edit: enjoying single malts unqualified is a bad habit some here may have.

[Devil's Advocate]

Originally Posted by The Irreverent Mr Black

Welcome aboard, DA. (Couldn't resist the abbreviation in this case.)

Enjoy the forums, and please don't be billable.

DA is fine.

As for billables etc, it's the 99% of lawyers that give the rest a bad name.

[Devil's Advocate]

Originally Posted by Xeno

Welcome. It is good also to expand the pool of expertise on the forum. I am not aware of anyone else here with direct legal qualifications at a level sufficient to enjoy single malts.

Edit: enjoying single malts unqualified is a bad habit some here may have.

Make mine something peaty from Islay.

I'd be interested in assisting with any matter to advance the interests of atheists. And I'd be surprised if I was the only lawyer here?!

[wolty]

Heh. He drinks what you do, Mr B.

[wolty]

Originally Posted by Devil's Advocate

As for billables etc, it's the 99% of lawyers that give the rest a bad name.

And I just gotta say, this is freakin funny.