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[robvalue]

Thanks again to all, and for all the advice and help.  The format here is a little different than I'm use to, so I'm sure that I will make some mistakes in posts and format, and ask for forgiveness in advance.

As I said, I am interested in discussion.  I have learned, to stay away from generalizations, and even try to stay focused on what is being said, rather than trying to jump to conclusions about where the other is going.  I will try to be direct, and honest in my replies.  I've also learned to ignore the ignorant and angry posters who really aren't interested in discussion.  I've found this helpful in the past.

You stick to that and you will do just fine here

I agree! This sounds very promising. If there's one mistake theists make on this board more than any other it's treating all atheists like a hive mind. Those that take the time to get to know us tend to be the ones that don't subscribe to such nonsense.

I'll give you one more tip, one which some of our theists seem totally unable to grasp. Many of the atheists on this forum, myself included, would not become Christian even if it was all true as claimed. Those that fail to grasp this think we would sign up instantly if they could just convince us about the evidence. There are several reasons for this, which will vary for each atheist with such a position.