Hello from Indiana

[spockrates]

Hey, I thought I'd check the forum out. I consider myself Christian, enjoy good discussions and prefer to ask questions rather than debate. So how is the participation in this forum? Are there a lot of people posting here, or just a few?

[Minimalist]

Quite a few judging by other forums I've been on.

[Brian37]

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.

[Erinome]

It's a pretty active forum. Welcome to it.

[Napoléon]

Here's hoping you're sincere in wanting to learn why others doubt a gods' existence.

You can view forum statistics by looking at the bottom right of the main page and clicking the link there.

Otherwise, welcome, and good luck.

[jonb]

Hello Indiana, I'm an Absurdist, I do not believe there is a god, I'm not even convinced there is a me, as such I do not have a camp, but I laugh at carry on films which are camp, (British cultural reference which you may not know about).
How's the potato harvest doing?

PS didn't Holmes come before Spock?

[Cato]

Hey, I thought I'd check the forum out. I consider myself Christian, enjoy good discussions and prefer to ask questions rather than debate. So how is the participation in this forum? Are there a lot of people posting here, or just a few?

'Spockrates', I like it. Welcome.

[Jeffonthenet]

Hey, I thought I'd check the forum out. I consider myself Christian, enjoy good discussions and prefer to ask questions rather than debate. So how is the participation in this forum? Are there a lot of people posting here, or just a few?

It is almost all atheists. And be prepared to be cursed out.

[KnockEmOuttt]

Hey, I thought I'd check the forum out. I consider myself Christian, enjoy good discussions and prefer to ask questions rather than debate. So how is the participation in this forum? Are there a lot of people posting here, or just a few?

It is almost all atheists. And be prepared to be cursed out.

I haven't been here long, but from what I've seen the only people who get cursed out are people who absolutely reject reason, ask loaded questions, and make grand statements just to get people riled up...ring a bell?

And welcome, spockrates. Good to see another Star Trek fan.

[jonb]

It is almost all atheists.

Who would have expected that then?