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Chris Case
Hello, my name is Chris Case and I am the curator of this resource OpenMindSpace.org. I created this site, to share the intriguing and often very rare information, that I have gathered, mostly in my mind, over many years of Freethought free thinking. I aim to create a resource that gives a bigger picture, to help engender a more holistic understanding of our selves and the reality in which we live.I feel as if my adventures in free thought are worth sharing with the world and that this resource can provide a way of chronicling, refining and even growing that knowledge base organically. If there's one thing I've learned over the years, its that when you express an idea, you learn something from that process; because you have to think about the concepts from a different angle, so people who aren't already familiar with the concepts can understand.
My Own Journey in Freethought
As with most people, I have been through many different phases in the development of my mind. In my own situation, I have been willing to keep an open mind, for the most part. I've been willing to consider a wide array of ideas, on a wide array of topics, without necessarily having to embrace or reject those ideas; more to keep them in mind as possibilities and see what develops.Early Childhood
Some of my earliest memories of free thinking had to do with the questioning of the religious views, that were laid down before me. When I was a relatively young child, I was sent to Church and Sunday School, typically once a week on Sunday. I felt the desire to try and make sense of what I was being taught, since it seemed important to some of the people around me. I found, however, that I arrived at conclusions that were different than what anyone else was willing to discuss openly.
I remember hearing the stories of the Christian Bible and how it was routinely described as the Word of God. It occurred to me that, if this is indeed the case, that I should find out more about this body of documents. How did this information get from the deity called God, to the people of Earth? I sought out answers from the people I could ask and, to my surprise, came up empty. Most of the people I asked did not know, or care, where the Bible came from. Indeed, they did not even bother to verify the amazing claim that this book came from the creator of the universe! I found it astounding that people would believe such a claim without, at the very least, having some in-depth understanding of the history of the document.
