Salve Adore 101

Salve Adore · Post by **Salve Adore** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:06 am

As a fellow citizen of the Earth, I take my hat off and give a formal bow.

Hello.

*Puts hat back on*

My name is Jessi. I am 23, and I live in a small town in Texas. I posess big feet, pointy elbows, and a loud guffaw. I came upon this site thanks to my better half, my husband. You may or may not have heard of him. He goes by the name of Negative Proof. From what he has shown me, this is a delightful forum, one in which I am eager to become involved.

Here's my story: I am a Christian. I have not read the Bible front to back. I am not familiar with many other religions, but have merely heard a summary and thought, 'Hmm, interesting. I must know more about this.' My claim is simple: I don't have much of a righteous or intelligent claim. I may be right or wrong about my belief in God, but to claim I am right is a hinderance to me and to the people around me. I may have no more knowledge about my own religion than I do about religions or beliefs that I've just heard of.

I know. Fortune cookies have more definitive, logical claims. But I do have a purpose: to learn. I am here to learn, ask questions, and grow. I have no doubt that your knowledge will help me in this endeavor. I am a little slow, and my emotions outweigh my lack of intellectual curiosity. I will try to keep up as much as I can. If I end up splitting hairs just for splitting hairs' sake, please don't take it as outright ignorance; I am simply trying to understand. On the other hand, if I end up sounding like the hindquarters of a horse, do send me a virtual slap, and then we can all move on.

I am open and honest. I will not always be palatable, but I do have manners. And I look forward to reading your stuff.

Virtually,
Jessi

Negative Proof · Post by **Negative Proof** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:11 am

Welcome to the forum, Salve Adore.

I must admit, I look forward to reading your posts. We talk about these things in person, but an audience of readers who can interject at any point can only lead to greater intellectual integrity.

As Zzyzx cautioned me when I joined, posting here can be fun, informative, and very habit forming. There are nights when this is all I do.

Reflectionist · Post by **Reflectionist** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:01 am

Negative Proof wrote: There are nights when this is all I do.

Wouldn't she already know?

At any rate, welcome to the forum! Hope you enjoy your stay.

Post by **otseng** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:03 pm

Welcome Salve Adore! Glad to have you on board!

Goat · Post by **Goat** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:30 pm

Salve Adore wrote:As a fellow citizen of the Earth, I take my hat off and give a formal bow.

Hello.

*Puts hat back on*

My name is Jessi. I am 23, and I live in a small town in Texas. I posess big feet, pointy elbows, and a loud guffaw. I came upon this site thanks to my better half, my husband. You may or may not have heard of him. He goes by the name of Negative Proof. From what he has shown me, this is a delightful forum, one in which I am eager to become involved.

Here's my story: I am a Christian. I have not read the Bible front to back. I am not familiar with many other religions, but have merely heard a summary and thought, 'Hmm, interesting. I must know more about this.' My claim is simple: I don't have much of a righteous or intelligent claim. I may be right or wrong about my belief in God, but to claim I am right is a hinderance to me and to the people around me. I may have no more knowledge about my own religion than I do about religions or beliefs that I've just heard of.

I know. Fortune cookies have more definitive, logical claims. But I do have a purpose: to learn. I am here to learn, ask questions, and grow. I have no doubt that your knowledge will help me in this endeavor. I am a little slow, and my emotions outweigh my lack of intellectual curiosity. I will try to keep up as much as I can. If I end up splitting hairs just for splitting hairs' sake, please don't take it as outright ignorance; I am simply trying to understand. On the other hand, if I end up sounding like the hindquarters of a horse, do send me a virtual slap, and then we can all move on.

I am open and honest. I will not always be palatable, but I do have manners. And I look forward to reading your stuff.

Virtually,
Jessi

Welcome Jessi. If nothing else, this place will be an education. It must be an interesting marriage, being a Texas Christian married to an atheist. I am sure you will go through a journey of self discovery here, as well as learn about many aspects of religion.

Negative Proof · Post by **Negative Proof** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:27 am

Reflectionist wrote:Wouldn't she already know?

You'd be surprised. We actually have very different work schedules, and therefore very different sleeping patterns. As one member astutely observed, it is an "interesting" marriage.

Reflectionist · Post by **Reflectionist** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:14 am

Negative Proof wrote:
Reflectionist wrote:Wouldn't she already know?
You'd be surprised. We actually have very different work schedules, and therefore very different sleeping patterns. As one member astutely observed, it is an "interesting" marriage.

Really? That must be tough, yeah?

Negative Proof · Post by **Negative Proof** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:09 am

Reflectionist wrote:Really? That must be tough, yeah?

Not particularly. We are one another's best friend, so it's easy for us to sit down and talk about anything we need to talk about. Also, it's rare for us to go an entire day without seeing one another, though that does happen on occasion. But we make it work, and our time off together is spent together.

Why the interest, if I may ask?

justifyothers · Post by **justifyothers** » Wed May 07, 2008 1:20 pm

Salve Adore wrote:As a fellow citizen of the Earth, I take my hat off and give a formal bow.

Hello.

*Puts hat back on*

My name is Jessi. I am 23, and I live in a small town in Texas. I posess big feet, pointy elbows, and a loud guffaw. I came upon this site thanks to my better half, my husband. You may or may not have heard of him. He goes by the name of Negative Proof. From what he has shown me, this is a delightful forum, one in which I am eager to become involved.

Here's my story: I am a Christian. I have not read the Bible front to back. I am not familiar with many other religions, but have merely heard a summary and thought, 'Hmm, interesting. I must know more about this.' My claim is simple: I don't have much of a righteous or intelligent claim. I may be right or wrong about my belief in God, but to claim I am right is a hinderance to me and to the people around me. I may have no more knowledge about my own religion than I do about religions or beliefs that I've just heard of.

I know. Fortune cookies have more definitive, logical claims. But I do have a purpose: to learn. I am here to learn, ask questions, and grow. I have no doubt that your knowledge will help me in this endeavor. I am a little slow, and my emotions outweigh my lack of intellectual curiosity. I will try to keep up as much as I can. If I end up splitting hairs just for splitting hairs' sake, please don't take it as outright ignorance; I am simply trying to understand. On the other hand, if I end up sounding like the hindquarters of a horse, do send me a virtual slap, and then we can all move on.

I am open and honest. I will not always be palatable, but I do have manners. And I look forward to reading your stuff.

Virtually,
Jessi

Welcome Salve Adore!! This is one of the nicest intros I've seen.

We all have much to learn - no questions are stupid! (actually some of mine are)

Hope you jump in soon - Enjoy the forum
Karen

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