Well even if you prefer to ask questions, I find it silly to not expect debate on the "enemy" turf.
And when I say "enemy" I do not mean literally, just that you and I are not in the same camp.
If you expect to have a long stay here, I'd advise you to treat us all as individuals because even we do not agree with each other on all things. And I would advise you to know the difference between a claim and a person.
People make claims, but claims are not people. One individual human can have a variety of claims on all sorts of subjects.
If you are not willing to debate, you might be putting yourself in for a world of self inflicted pain, It makes me wonder what you expected when you came here.
To me it would be like being a non smoker go into a smoker's house and demand they don't smoke, OR VICE VERSA, being a smoker going into a non smoker's house and demand they smoke.
When you say " I only want to ask questions", in the 11 years I have been debating on line, what I run into the most, when someone uses that line, is someone who is fishing, trying to play the shepherds trying to save the lost puppies.
Debate is your best option. You will not be the only one asking questions and your claims will get knocked around.
We do want you here, I am quite sure the mods and of the atheists here do want you here. BUT it is a two way street and it wont be a love fest all the time. It won't mean we hate you. But in the back and fourth if you do not prove your claims, we simply wont adapt them. That does not mean AS INDIVIDUALS, we will hate you personally.
But if you ask questions, we will too. So simply do your best to make your arguments and don't take it personally. This is your first post, none of us here know you personally. But we will judge your claims and put them through the ringer.
And when I say "enemy" I do not mean literally, just that you and I are not in the same camp.
If you expect to have a long stay here, I'd advise you to treat us all as individuals because even we do not agree with each other on all things. And I would advise you to know the difference between a claim and a person.
People make claims, but claims are not people. One individual human can have a variety of claims on all sorts of subjects.
If you are not willing to debate, you might be putting yourself in for a world of self inflicted pain, It makes me wonder what you expected when you came here.
To me it would be like being a non smoker go into a smoker's house and demand they don't smoke, OR VICE VERSA, being a smoker going into a non smoker's house and demand they smoke.
When you say " I only want to ask questions", in the 11 years I have been debating on line, what I run into the most, when someone uses that line, is someone who is fishing, trying to play the shepherds trying to save the lost puppies.
Debate is your best option. You will not be the only one asking questions and your claims will get knocked around.
We do want you here, I am quite sure the mods and of the atheists here do want you here. BUT it is a two way street and it wont be a love fest all the time. It won't mean we hate you. But in the back and fourth if you do not prove your claims, we simply wont adapt them. That does not mean AS INDIVIDUALS, we will hate you personally.
But if you ask questions, we will too. So simply do your best to make your arguments and don't take it personally. This is your first post, none of us here know you personally. But we will judge your claims and put them through the ringer.
