(June 22, 2016 at 4:03 pm)Drich Wrote: You can absolutely question other people's beliefs. I spent the first 5 years of my on line work doing that very thing. To the point where people have dropped their old beliefs and went in a new direction. They have no issue with this. They just want things done respectfully, and done with a modicum of tolerance for those who hold the beliefs you question.
What most 'atheist' on 'Christian forums' didn't/don't get is their base line arguments defile the integrity of the believer in some way. Meaning the general charge is one of ignorance/in ablity to reason or they default to some sort of fallacy.
If you can not approach someone and openly discuss their faith without tracing out a base line argument that calls them an idiot then the fault is yours.
Now granted here you can call someone an idiot, but again you truly are one if you can have a civil conversation in this format.
The only Christian forum I ever joined was right at the same time I joined tta. I posted almost the exact same intro thread about how I wasn't a Christian anymore but I still believed in God. I was banned for being an atheist which was apparently against the rules.
