Asked: are you an atheist?

I'm definitely not an atheist, though I don't see anything wrong with people who are atheists.

I believe in a god and think he/she/it, the perfect being and creator - one that's so perfect that he/she/it would not feel a necessity to be worshiped - created things based on principles that don't require micro-managing and that include necessary evils, such as catastrophic ones like genocide, religious wars, etc, where these evils are necessary for god's creations to continue to progress or advance in a generally positive direction -- generally when looking at the infinitely broad time-line of the universe.

I tend to think I show god more respect for his/hers/its perfection with my point of view than people of organized religions do with their micro-manager/god-to-be-worshiped viewpoint. *HOWEVER*, I respect the viewpoints of all world religions and of atheists and see my viewpoint as being on an even plane as all other world viewpoints and only hope people respect my view the same way I respect theirs.

My ex-wife and I agree that our children will choose their religious viewpoints on their own and that we'll respect theirs the same as our own beliefs. Currently, our oldest daughter and younger daughter are very Christian and we respect and support their views.

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This is the other brother Darrell.

Why 'OtherBrotherDarrell'

I didn't know where to begin this tale of tales so I've decided to start wherever (here) and take you to who-knows-where (there). I want to apologize, in advance, as this trip may be taken on a horse and buggy rather than something more fashionable like a DeLorean sporting a flux capacitor. So, hold on or buckle in and enjoy the ride.

You may ask, "Why call this thing 'OtherBrotherDarrell?'" Well, I'm the youngest of a family of ten children, so I've been called the "other brother Darrell" for as long as I can recall and surely long before my mind developed an awareness for such recollections.

I don't want you to perceive the phrase "other brother Darrell" as an indifferent expression uttered by one of my siblings because the love my family has for one another and the love they have for their other brother Darrell is far greater than can be expressed and far from indifferent.

Nonetheless, many of the people I came to know or meet while out with my siblings often asked, "Is that your other brother Darrell? Wow, has he grown. And he looks just like you - sort of." Within these tales, you'll read about my life as the other brother Darrell, my life beyond that, and my outlook on the world. But, keep in mind that this is my tale and therefore a partial account of entire stories from the past. All the same, bear with me and hope for a glimpse of insight as you read these 'tales from the other brother Darrell.' (UPDATED: The blue text has been updated from its original form to improve upon context, content, spelling, and grammar.)

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This is the other brother Darrell.