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What motivates theists to come here?
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Theists come here to learn.
*giggle*
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken. 
Because Christianity can't offer direct evidence for its claims, so believers relies on convincing other As a substitute for evidence to support their own "faith"
As far as i'm aware, it's because they think they can convert us to their particular brand of bullshit, for the most part. Some are decent though.
"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. For if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes unto you."
I'm not interested why the crazies come here - they're crazy.
I'm far more interested why the nicer, more reasonable ones do. And how they can still believe the bullshit they believe, even after spending some time on the forums and appearing to be more reasonable/normal than the crazier theists. That's a mystery to me, really. 
A very few come here for honest interaction and exchange of ideas, KP comes to mind.
The rest, I'm not sure, misguided compassion, delusion of grandeur, mentally unstable? On a mission from god (move over Jake and Elwood)?
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
"Holy" desperation is cultivated in religion. Judgment day and possible hell for non believers, so its our duty to spread the Gods will and attain heaven together(they think).
Motivation is innocent, but words from believers like "your life is empty, surrender to Gods will" are too idealistic or hard to live by. 
You said you're a theist. Why do you come here?
Feel free to send me a private message.
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August 13, 2016 at 8:42 am
(This post was last modified: August 13, 2016 at 8:49 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(August 13, 2016 at 8:16 am)purplepurpose Wrote:(August 13, 2016 at 8:10 am)robvalue Wrote: You said you're a theist. Why do you come here? That strikes me as somewhat off the mark. Atheists (as atheists) don't exactly wish for permanent death. We simply accept it as the inevitable result of being alive. We reject the notion of immortality as a fairy story dreamed up by people who aren't prepared to accept the realities of basic physics and biology. That being said, there is a POV in which ALL living things are, in a sense, immortal - Sagan's 'star stuff'. Every atom and subatomic particle of your being is coeval with the instantiation of the universe - the bits that make you 'you' are either original atoms, or the products of these original atoms. The oxygen molecules that keep you going have been breathed by uncountable trillions of organisms that existed before you came along, and the decay that will occur after your death with become part of trillions more individual organism, and this happy state will continue at least until the heat death of the universe. In that sense - and that sense only - is the concept of immortality in any wise coherent. Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
 RE: What motivates theists to come here?
August 13, 2016 at 8:54 am
(This post was last modified: August 13, 2016 at 8:56 am by Brian37.)
I came here for the hookers and beer. You guys have really disappointed me. ABBA haters and no pre season picks. I DEMAND A RECOUNT!
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