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A question for the religious members. Keep in mind there is no wrong answer. I'm genuinely curious and here's why:
Why are you here?
1. You're not allowed to proselytize on this site. Which means you'll have a hell of a time winning souls for Jesus/Allah - whatever.
2. You have to put up with a lot of mockery from the opposition. Lord knows I've done my fair share of ridiculing you.
3. Favor is going to be partial to the atheists should any dispute arise ... after all it is an Atheist's forum.
4. Several of you (Statler Waldorf comes to mind) seem to not even care about the "christian reputation" you leave behind. Some of you actually strengthen our resolve.
Those factors lead me to one conclusion. You're here because somewhere inside you, no matter how faint, there's a part of you that thinks that we might be right and that you might be wrong. Is that the case? If not, what continually brings a person of faith to these forums?
As a show of good faith, I will answer my own question.
I am here because I have found that most atheists and I are very like-minded. Despite my deistic beliefs, I lean heavily toward atheism on the majority of views and come here to engross myself with like-minded rational people who also dislike/hate revealed religions.
Note: In no way whatsoever am I implying that religious people should not be here. I welcome you all ... even the crazies - at least for awhile.
Even Christ had doubt at one point in time, so anyone who says they never have doubt has a bigger issue, lying. That being said, doubt is not the reason I am on this site. I have learned over the years that the best way to strengthen one's beliefs is to have dialogue with people who have the opposite beliefs. So by discussing topics with atheists it forces me to do research and to figure out exactly why I believe what I believe. Too be honest, Christian discussion forums drive me nuts, they are always too heavily moderated and there is a lot of emotionalism involved that makes discussions very difficult. So I'd just prefer to spend my time solidifying my beliefs in the lion's den :-D
