I have been shooting blanks for 11 years now (but not often enough according to LukeB and RSPA) with no spiritual regrets whatsoever. Before that, my body was producing king salmon capable of overcoming any obstacle in their paths to rendezvous with a stork who knew my wife on a first-name basis. I had four kids by age 31. In fact, our family doctor offered me a free vasectomy right in the delivery room after our third child was born. The whole praying through someone to get my message through to God thing is what soured me on all organized religion (and I have studied and tried many). I have believed since my earliest childhood memories that I have a personal relationship with my maker. I had a Methodist pastor chew me out at age 10 in front of my entire Sunday school class for believing that. He believed that I needed his help to communicate with God. I didn't believe him then, and I still don't. God has been good to me over the years, and hasn't stopped yet -- blanks or not.

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