(November 30, 2015 at 8:42 pm)Heat Wrote:(November 30, 2015 at 8:32 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I don't disagree with the principle of what you're saying. I just don't think an atheist forum is a good place to do this, especially when I've personally seen things turn very nasty here. I did not join to talk about my own beliefs.I would not want to exclude anyone from joining this forum, or tell you to get off, regardless of what you believe. However, if you did not join an Atheist forum for the purpose of expressing or talking about your beliefs, why did you join? I'm genuinely curious, i'm not saying this to try and make you leave or anything, I just don't see a real purpose based on what you described, considering the subject matter of the forum is made clear as day with the name and website address.
That's a fair question. The interest started when a few of my atheist friends/acquaintances started posting a lot of anti christian, atheist stuff on facebook. I was curious and always wanted to post questions to ask them but didn't because I was afraid it would start drama. So I joined an atheist forum to ask those questions and try to understand some of the stuff I was seeing. It was interesting and fun to me, especially since I was bored a lot at home... being a housewife.
Now a days I'm here because I've made some friends and enjoy a lot of the silly discussions we have. I still ask serious questions sometimes, but I do feel like I'm part of the community and it's fun.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
